Revelation 21:18

18 The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.

Revelation 21:18 in Other Translations

18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.

18 The wall was built of jasper, while the city was pure gold, clear as glass.

18 The wall was made of jasper, and the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.

18 The wall was jasper, the color of Glory, and the City was pure gold, translucent as glass.

18 And the building of the wall thereof was jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto pure glass.

18 Its wall was made of gray quartz. The city was made of pure gold, as clear as glass.

18 The building material of its wall was jasper, and the city was pure gold like clear glass.

18 The wall was made out of jasper. The city was made out of pure gold, as pure as glass.

Revelation 21:18 Meaning and Commentary

Revelation 21:18

And the building of the wall of it was of jasper
Which is expressive of the impregnableness, duration, brightness, and glory of salvation by Christ, the jasper being a very hard, durable, and bright stone; and salvation can never be made void, and of none effect; it will last for ever, and in this state will come forth as light, and as a lamp that burneth; it is represented by the same precious stone as God and Christ themselves are; see ( Revelation 4:2 ) ( 21:11 ) . And the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass; it was made or built of gold; its parts, buildings, houses, and palaces, were all of gold, and that the best; and it was like to transparent glass; that is, either the city, as most copies read, or the gold; for the Alexandrian copy reads, (omoion) , and so the Vulgate Latin version; the gold of which it was is different from common gold; and as this city, the new Jerusalem, designs the saints, the precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, the inhabitants of the new earth; this denotes the solidity, excellency, and preciousness of them, the rich and happy state they will be in, as well as their purity and freedom from all sin and corruption, and the clear knowledge of things they themselves will have, and others will have of them; their hearts and actions will be open to all; nor will this gold have any rust upon it any more, or ever be changed, and become dim.

Revelation 21:18 In-Context

16 The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia in length, and as wide and high as it is long.

17 The angel measured the wall using human measurement, and it was 144 cubits thick.

18 The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.

19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,

20 the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.

Cross References

• 1. S ver 11
• 2. ver 21