1 Καὶ εἶδον οὐρανὸν καινὸν καὶ γῆν καινήν, ὁ γὰρ πρῶτος οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ πρώτη γῆ παρῆλθεν·*35 Md,e,g,h⅙ CP,TR ¦ απηλθεν Mbpt,i⅕ ¦ απηλθον Ma,bpt,f,h,ipt RP,HF,OC ¦ απηλθαν ℵA,NU (The earth with its atmosphere is treated as a unit.) καὶ ἡ θάλασσα οὐκ ἔστιν ἔτι. 2 Καὶ* ¦ 1 εγω ιωαννης ειδον TR τὴν πόλιν τὴν ἁγίαν, Ἱερουσαλὴμ Καινήν, εἶδον* ¦ --- TR καταβαίνουσαν ἀπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ,*35 Md,e CP,TR ¦ ∼ 456123 Ma,b,e⅕,f,g,h,i ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU ἡτοιμασμένην ὡς νύμφην κεκοσμημένην τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς. 3 Καὶ ἤκουσα φωνῆς μεγάλης ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ* ¦ θρονου ℵA,NU λεγούσης· «Ἰδού, ἡ σκηνὴ τοῦ Θεοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ σκηνώσει μετ᾿ αὐτῶν, καὶ αὐτοὶ λαὸς*35 Ma,b,e⅓,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ λαοι Md,e⅔,h ℵA,NU,TR αὐτοῦ ἔσονται, καὶ αὐτὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἔσται μετ᾿ αὐτῶν.*35 Ma⅙,bpt,e⅗ ℵ,CP,RP ¦ ∼ 231 Ma,bpt,f2/7,g,i⅓ HF,OC ¦ 123 θεος 3 Md,e⅖,f,h¼(pt),i⅔ TR ¦ ∼ 2313 θεος A[NU] 4 Καὶ ἐξαλείψει πᾶν*35 Mbpt,d,e⅓,f,g,h,ipt ℵ,CP,RP,NU ¦ ο θεος 1 Me⅗ A,TR ¦ απ αυτων 1 Ma,bpt,ipt HF ¦ απ αυτων ο θεος 1 OC (OC is in small print) δάκρυον ἀπὸ* ¦ εκ ℵA,NU τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτῶν, καὶ ὁ θάνατος οὐκ ἔσται ἔτι, οὔτε πένθος οὔτε κραυγὴ οὔτε πόνος—οὐκ ἔσται ἔτι, ὅτι τὰ πρῶτα*35 Ma,b,e,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC[NU]TR ¦ 2 γαρ 3 Md ¦ 23 Me⅕,h A ¦ 2 προβατα ℵ ἀπῆλθον.»*35 Ma¼,bpt,d,e,gpt,h¼,ipt CP,RP,OC,TR ¦ απηλθεν Ma,bpt,f,gpt,h,ipt ℵ,HF ¦ απηλθαν A,NU

5 Καὶ* ¦ --- Ma⅔ εἶπεν ὁ καθήμενος ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου,*35 Ma⅕,ept,hpt,ipt CP,TR ¦ 1 τω θρονω Ma,bpt,ept,f,g,hpt,ipt ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ εν τω θρονω Mbpt(d) (Is the Creator relaxed on His throne [dative], a little bored or sad, saying, "Well, you know, I guess I’ll have to start over," or is He sitting on the edge of His chair [genitive], excited, saying, "Hey, I’m going to make everything new!"? We know that as an eye witness John was good at observing detail [Jn. 19:34]; I imagine that it looked to John like He was going to get up and start right then!) «Ἰδού, καινὰ ποιῶ πάντα.»*35 Mbpt,e¼,h,i⅓ (ℵ)A,CP,OC,NU ¦ καινοποιω 3 Md,e⅕ ¦ ∼ 132 Mept TR ¦ ∼ 312 Ma,bpt,f,g,i⅔ RP,HF Καὶ λέγει μοι,*35 Ma⅓,bpt,d,e,f,h⅔,i⅔ ℵ,CP,RP,OC,TR ¦ --- Ma⅔,bpt,g,h⅓,i⅓ A,HF,NU (OC is in small print.) «Γράψον, ὅτι οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι ἀληθινοὶ καὶ πιστοί*35 Ma⅐,bpt,d,e,f CP,RP,TR ¦ ∼ 321 Ma,bpt,f2/7,g,h,i ℵA,HF,OC,NU εἰσιν.»*35 Ma⅙,d,e,h,i¼ ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ 1 του θεου Mbpt,f,i¼ ¦ του θεου 1 Ma,bpt,f2/7,g,ipt HF 6 Καὶ εἶπέν μοι· «Γέγονα*35 Ma,ept,gpt,i⅓ CP,RP,HF ¦ γεγονε Ma⅙,e¼ ¦ 1 εγω Ma⅙,b,d,e⅓,f,gpt,h¼,i⅓ ℵ ¦ γεγονεν εγω OC ¦ γεγοναν εγω ειμι A[NU] ¦ γεγονε εγω ειμι TR ¦ γεγονασιν εγω ειμι Mhpt,i⅓ τὸ Ἄλφα* ¦ Α OC,TR καὶ τὸ Ὦ, Ἀρχὴ καὶ Τέλος.*35 Mept,f CP ¦ η 12 το 3 Ma¼,b,d,g,h,i ℵA,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ 2 η 12 το 3 Ma,e¼ HF (The absence of the article emphasizes the inherent quality of the nouns.) Ἐγὼ τῷ διψῶντι δώσω*35 Md,e,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ 1 αυτω Ma,b,f HF ἐκ τῆς πηγῆς τοῦ ὕδατος τῆς ζωῆς δωρεάν. 7 Ὁ νικῶν κληρονομήσει ταῦτα*35 Ma⅙,d,e⅔,gpt,h,i⅓ (ℵ)A,CP,RP,NU ¦ εσται ουτω 2 OC ¦ 1 παντα Me⅓ TR ¦ δωσω αυτω 2 Ma,b,f,gpt,i⅔ HF καὶ ἔσομαι αὐτῷ Θεός, καὶ αὐτὸς ἔσται μοι υἱός.*a¼) υιος f35 Ma,b,e¼,f,g,hpt,i ℵ,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 234 Mhpt A ¦ 123 ο 4 TR ¦ αυτοι εσονται 3 υιοι Md,ept 8 Τοῖς δὲ δειλοῖς* ¦ ∼ 32 Mept TR ¦ 12 ως διλοις ℵv καὶ ἀπίστοις καὶ ἁμαρτωλοῖς καὶ*35 Ma,b,ept,f,g,i CP,RP,HF ¦ 1 Md⅓,e⅕,h ℵA,OC,NU,TR ¦ --- Md⅔,e2/7 ἐβδελυγμένοις καὶ φονεῦσιν καὶ πόρνοις καὶ φαρμακοῖς* ¦ φαρμακευσι TR καὶ εἰδωλολάτραις, καὶ πᾶσιν τοῖς ψευδέσιν, τὸ μέρος αὐτῶν ἐν τῇ λίμνῃ τῇ καιομένῃ* ¦ 1 εν OC πυρὶ καὶ θείῳ, ὅ ἐστιν ὁ θάνατος ὁ δεύτερος.»*35 Ma,b,f⅗,g,h⅗,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 24 Mdpt,h⅓ ¦ 234 Ma⅐,f⅖ ¦ ∼ 142 Mept ¦ ∼ 42 Md⅓,e⅐ TR ¦ --- Me⅕

9 Καὶ ἦλθεν* ¦ 1 προς με TR εἷς ἐκ*35 Ma,bpt,f,g,hpt,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,NU ¦ --- Ma⅐,bpt,d,e,hpt OC,TR τῶν ἑπτὰ ἀγγέλων τῶν ἐχόντων τὰς ἑπτὰ φιάλας γεμούσας τῶν*35 Mbpt,e2/7,f,gpt,i⅓ CP,RP,HF ¦ τας 12 Mdpt,e⅖,gpt,hpt,i⅖ OC,TR ¦ 1 Ma ¦ 2 γεμοντων 2 Me⅕,hpt,i⅕ ℵA,NU ¦ 2 γεμοντων Mdpt ¦ τας εχουσας 2 Mbpt ἑπτὰ πληγῶν τῶν ἐσχάτων, καὶ ἐλάλησεν μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ λέγων, «Δεῦρο, δείξω σοι τὴν γυναῖκα τὴν νύμφην τοῦ Ἀρνίου.»*35 Ma,f,g,i⅔ CP,RP,HF ¦ ∼ 341256 Mb,h ℵA,OC,NU ¦ ∼ 345612 Md,e,i⅓ TR 10 Καὶ ἀπήνεγκέν με ἐν Πνεύματι ἐπ᾿* ¦ επι Mbpt,hpt ℵA,NU ὄρος μέγα καὶ ὑψηλόν, καὶ ἔδειξέν μοι τὴν πόλιν τὴν μεγάλην, τὴν ἁγίαν*35 Me⅙ CP,RP,TR ¦ 12 και 4 Mbpt,d,e,f⅗,ipt ¦ 34 Ma,bpt,f2/7,g,h,ipt ℵA,HF,OC,NU ("the great" [f35,a⅙,bpt,d,e,f,ipt] has better attestation than ‘omit’ [a,bpt,f2/7,g,h,ipt,ℵA], and "the holy" [f35,a,bpt,e¼,f⅖,g,h,ipt,ℵA] than "and holy" [bpt,d,e,f⅗,ipt]; so f35 preserves the original.) Ἱερουσαλήμ, καταβαίνουσαν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀπὸ*35 Ma¼,d,e,gpt,h,i⅔ ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ και 1 Me⅕ ¦ εκ Ma,bpt(pt),f⅖(⅗),gpt,i⅓ HF τοῦ Θεοῦ, 11 ἔχουσαν τὴν δόξαν τοῦ Θεοῦ. Ὁ*35 Ma,bpt,d,e2/7,f,g,hpt,i⅔ ℵ(A)CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ και 1 Mbpt,e,g¼,hpt,i⅓ TR φωστὴρ αὐτῆς ὅμοιος λίθῳ τιμιωτάτῳ, ὡς λίθῳ ἰάσπιδι κρυσταλίζοντι,*35 Ma⅓,b⅗,d,e⅗,f⅗,g⅗,h,i⅗ CP ¦ κρυσταλλιζοντι Ma⅔,b⅖,d⅕,e⅖,f⅖,g⅖,h¼,i⅖ ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (It would appear that John invented this verb, so he could spell it as he wished. Each of the MS groups has some division, but the single consonant has the edge in all except a. Since the noun is spelled with a double consonant, there would be an obvious pressure to ‘correct’ John’s invention; if the verb started out with a double consonant who would want to change it?) 12 ἔχουσα*35 Ma,bpt,d,e⅗,f,g,h,i A,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ εχουσαν Mbpt CP ¦ 1 τε Me⅖ ¦ εχουσαν τε TR ¦ εχοντι ℵ τεῖχος μέγα καὶ ὑψηλόν, ἔχουσα* ¦ εχουσαν Mbpt TR ¦ εχοντας ℵ πυλῶνας δώδεκα καὶ ἐπὶ τοῖς πυλῶσιν ἀγγέλους δώδεκα,*35 Ma¼,bpt,d,e⅗,f,h,i⅔ CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ δεκαδυο Ma,bpt,g,i⅓ HF ¦ ιβ ℵ ¦ --- Me2/7 A καὶ ὀνόματα ἐπιγεγραμμένα, ἅ ἐστιν*35 Md,e ℵ,CP,TR ¦ 1 ονοματα Ma,bpt,f,g,hpt,i⅔ RP,HF,OC ¦ 1 τα ονοματα Mbpt,h⅓,i⅕ A[NU] (OC is in small print.) τῶν δώδεκα φυλῶν τῶν υἱῶν*35 Ma¼,e⅔,gpt,h⅖ CP,RP,OC,TR ¦ του Ma⅐,d,e⅓,i⅕ ¦ 2 Ma⅗,b,f,gpt,h⅗,i⅔ ℵA,HF,NU (The reading of ℵA is an easy instance of homoioteleuton, -ΩΝ -ΩΝ -ΩΝ, wherein they dropped the middle one.) Ἰσραήλ· 13 ἀπὸ* ¦ απ Me⅓ OC,TR ἀνατολῶν*35 Ma,b,e¼,f,g,i⅔ CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ ανατολης Md,e,h,i⅓ ℵA,NU,TR πυλῶνες τρεῖς, καὶ ἀπὸ βορρᾶ*35 Ma⅔,b,d⅕,f,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 23 Ma⅐,d,e,h¼ TR ¦ 12 δυσμων Ma⅐ πυλῶνες τρεῖς, καὶ ἀπὸ νότου*35 Ma⅔,b,d,f,g,h,i⅕ CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 23 Ma⅛,ept TR ¦ 12 δυσμων Mi⅓ A ¦ 2 δυσμων Me⅖ ¦ 12 βορρα Ma⅙ ℵ πυλῶνες τρεῖς, καὶ ἀπὸ δυσμῶν*35 Ma⅔,b,d,f,g,h,i⅔ CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 23 Ma⅛,ept TR ¦ 12 νοτου Ma⅛,i⅓ ℵA ¦ 2 μεσημβριας Me¼ πυλῶνες τρεῖς. 14 Καὶ τὸ τεῖχος τῆς πόλεως ἔχον* ¦ εχων Mc⅐,d¼,e⅓,g⅓,ipt A,NU ¦ --- ℵ θεμελίους δώδεκα, καὶ ἐπ᾿ αὐτῶν* ¦ εν αυτοις TR δώδεκα*35 Ma,b,dpt,e⅗,f,g,hpt,i⅔ ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ ιβ΄ Ma¼,d⅕,e¼,h¼ ¦ --- Md⅓,h⅕,i¼ TR ὀνόματα τῶν δώδεκα ἀποστόλων τοῦ Ἀρνίου. 15 Καὶ ὁ λαλῶν μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ εἶχεν μέτρον,*35 Ma,b,d¼,e2/7,fpt,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ --- Md,e,fpt TR κάλαμον χρυσοῦν, ἵνα μετρήσῃ τὴν πόλιν καὶ τοὺς πυλῶνας αὐτῆς.*35 Ma,g CP ¦ 1 και το τειχος 1 Mb,d,e,f,h,i ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (The city didn’t have a free standing wall outside the main structure; it was like a modern high-rise.) 16 Καὶ ἡ πόλις τετράγωνος κεῖται, καὶ τὸ μῆκος αὐτῆς ὅσον* ¦ και Me⅔ ¦ 1 και A,OC[NU] ¦ τοσουτον εστιν 1 και TR (OC is in small print.) τὸ πλάτος. Καὶ ἐμέτρησεν τὴν πόλιν*35 Ma,fpt,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,NU,TR ¦ 1 εν Mb,d,e,fpt OC (OC is in small print.) τῷ καλάμῳ ἐπὶ σταδίους*35 Ma,bpt,f,g,h A,CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ σταδιων Mbpt,d,e,i ℵ,NU,TR δώδεκα*35 Mbpt,d,e,gpt,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ δεκαδυο Ma,bpt,f HF ¦ ιβ΄ [24 assorted mss] χιλιάδων δώδεκα.*35 Ma,bpt,f,gpt CP,RP,HF ¦ --- Mbpt,e,h,i ℵA,OC,NU,TR ¦ αυτης Md (A delightful bit of detailed accuracy; the gates [12] were 1,000 stadia apart and each gate was a stadium wide, so the circumference was precisely 12,012 stadia!) Τὸ μῆκος καὶ τὸ πλάτος καὶ τὸ ὕψος αὐτῆς ἴσα ἐστίν. 17 Καὶ ἐμέτρησεν*35 Md,e,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ --- Ma,b,f HF τὸ τεῖχος αὐτῆς, ἑκατὸν τεσσαράκοντα τεσσάρων*a⅓,b,c⅛,d,e,f,gpt,hpt,ipt CP,RP,HF,OC(NU)TR ¦ ρμδ΄ f35 Ma⅔,d⅕,e2/7,f⅕,gpt,hpt,ipt ¦ 1 μδ΄ ℵ ¦ Δ και 12 A πηχῶν, μέτρον ἀνθρώπου (ὅ ἐστιν ἀγγέλου). 18 Καὶ ἦν* ¦ --- Me¼,h¼ A,NU ἡ ἐνδόμησις* ¦ 1 ενδωμησις A,NU ¦ εν δωμασι ℵ τοῦ τείχους αὐτῆς ἴασπις· καὶ ἡ πόλις χρυσίον καθαρόν, ὅμοιον*35 Ma,b,d⅓,e⅙,f,gpt,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ ομοια Md⅔,e,gpt TR (The adjective modifies ‘gold’, neuter.) ὑέλῳ*35 Mapt,b¼,d⅕,ept,g⅖,hpt,ipt CP,RP,HF ¦ υαλω Mapt,b,d,ept,f,g⅗,hpt,ipt ℵA,OC,NU,TR (In the same standoff in verse 21 below, the attestation for the epsilon is clearly stronger.) καθαρῷ· 19 καὶ*35 Ma⅙,b⅖,d,e,gpt,h¼,ipt ℵ,CP,TR ¦ --- Ma,b⅗,f,gpt,h,ipt A,RP,HF,OC,NU οἱ θεμέλιοι τοῦ τείχους τῆς πόλεως παντὶ λίθῳ τιμίῳ κεκοσμημένοι· ὁ θεμέλιος ὁ πρῶτος ἴασπις, ὁ δεύτερος σάπφειρος,* ¦ σαπφιρος NU ὁ τρίτος χαλκηδών,* ¦ χαλκιδων Mept ¦ χαλκεδων Mh⅓ ¦ καρχηδων Mbpt ¦ at least six further spellings ὁ τέταρτος σμάραγδος, 20 ὁ πέμπτος σαρδώνυξ,*35 Ma⅙,b⅗,d,f⅔,h¼,i¼ CP ¦ σαρδιωνυξ A ¦ σαρδονυξ Ma,b⅖,c⅖,e,f⅓,g,h,i ℵ,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (If the omega is not original, one wonders where it came from, unless some identified the stone with Sardinia [Σαρδω]. But there is a stone called σαρδω, and we may be missing some relevant information that would clean up the mystery. That representatives of almost all groups, plus A, have the omega suggests that it may be original. Why would copyists change a common, expected form to an uncommon one?) ὁ ἕκτος σάρδιος,*35Md,e,gpt,hpt,i⅔ CP,TR ¦ σαρδιον Ma,b,f,gpt,hpt,i⅓ ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU ὁ ἕβδομος χρυσόλιθος, ὁ ὄγδοος βήρυλλος, ὁ ἔνατος*35 Ma⅔,b,dpt,e⅕,f,g⅔,h⅗,i⅗ A,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR ¦ εννατος Ma⅓,dpt,e⅔,f¼,g⅓,i⅖ ¦ θ΄ Mh¼ ℵ τοπάζιον, ὁ δέκατος χρυσόπρασος,* ¦ χρυσοπασος Ma⅓ ¦ χρυσοπρασον A ¦ at least twelve further spellings ὁ ἑνδέκατος ὑάκινθος,* ¦ υακινθινος CP ὁ δωδέκατος ἀμέθυσος.*35 Ma,bpt,d,e,f,g,hpt,i RP,HF ¦ αμεθυστος Mbpt,d¼,hpt A,CP,OC,NU,TR ¦ αμεθυστινος ℵ 21 Καὶ οἱ δώδεκα πυλῶνες δώδεκα μαργαρῖται—ἀνὰ εἷς ἕκαστος τῶν πυλώνων ἦν ἐξ ἑνὸς μαργαρίτου. Καὶ ἡ πλατεῖα τῆς πόλεως χρυσίον καθαρόν, ὡς ὕελος*35 Ma,bpt,e⅓,f¼,g,h⅔,ipt CP,RP,HF ¦ υαλος Mbpt,d,e⅔,f,h⅓,ipt ℵA,OC,NU,TR διαυγής.* ¦ διαφανης TR

22 Καὶ ναὸν οὐκ εἶδον ἐν αὐτῇ, ὁ γὰρ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὁ Παντοκράτωρ ναὸς αὐτῆς ἐστιν, καὶ τὸ Ἀρνίον. 23 Καὶ ἡ πόλις οὐ χρείαν ἔχει τοῦ ἡλίου οὐδὲ τῆς σελήνης ἵνα φαίνωσιν ἐν*35 Ma⅙,d,ept,h⅓ CP,TR ¦ --- Ma,b,ept,f,g,h⅔,i ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU (A not very difficult case of homoioteleuton; since the resulting reading made good sense, there was no reason to question it.) αὐτῇ, ἡ γὰρ δόξα*35 Ma⅙,b,d,e,f,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ ∼ 213 Ma,f¼,g HF τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐφώτισεν αὐτήν, καὶ ὁ λύχνος αὐτῆς τὸ Ἀρνίον. 24 Καὶ περιπατήσουσιν τὰ ἔθνη διὰ τοῦ φωτὸς αὐτῆς,* ¦ ∼ 23 των σωζομενων εν τω φωτι 71 TR ¦ ∼ 23 των σωζομενων τω φωτι 71234567 Me⅓ καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς φέρουσιν τὴν δόξαν καὶ τὴν τιμὴν αὐτῶν εἰς αὐτήν.*35 Ma⅙,e⅕,gpt,ipt CP,OC,TR ¦ 12678 Md,ept,h ℵA,NU ¦ 12345 των εθνων 78 Mb ¦ αυτω 235 των εθνων 78 Ma,f,gpt,ipt RP,HF (την has stronger attestation than αυτω, and αυτων than των εθνων; f35 preserves the original.) 25 Καὶ οἱ πυλῶνες αὐτῆς οὐ μὴ κλεισθῶσιν ἡμέρας (νὺξ γὰρ οὐκ ἔσται ἐκεῖ). 26 Καὶ οἴσουσιν τὴν δόξαν καὶ τὴν τιμὴν τῶν ἐθνῶν εἰς αὐτήν.*35 Ma⅙,b,d,e,gpt,h,ipt ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ 1 ινα εισελθωσιν Ma,e¼,f,gpt,h¼,ipt HF 27 Καὶ οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθῃ εἰς αὐτὴν πᾶν κοινὸν* ¦ κοινουν TR καὶ ποιοῦν*35 Ma¼,b⅔,d,e,f,h⅓,ipt CP,RP,TR ¦ ποιων Mb⅓,h⅓ A ¦ ο ποιων Ma,g,h⅓,ipt ℵv,HF,OC[NU] (OC is in small print.) βδέλυγμα καὶ ψεῦδος, εἰ μὴ οἱ γεγραμμένοι ἐν τῷ Βιβλίῳ τῆς Ζωῆς τοῦ Ἀρνίου.