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Berean Standard Bible

“The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.”

Revelation 21:14

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John is describing the New Jerusalem, the holy city he sees coming down from God at the end of Revelation. Having described its high wall and twelve gates inscribed with Israel's tribes, he now turns to the wall's foundations.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

World English Bible (WEB)

The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

King James Version (KJV)

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the wall of the town had twelve bases, and on them the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y el muro de la ciudad tenía doce fundamentos, y en ellos los doce nombres de los doce apóstoles del Cordero.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Doce piedras constituían los cimientos de la muralla, y en cada una de ellas estaba escrito el nombre de uno de los doce apóstoles del Cordero.

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