Berean Standard Bible
“And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.”
In Revelation 21 John sees the new heaven and new earth and the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God. He describes its walls, gates and dimensions in rich symbolic detail.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
World English Bible (WEB)
The city has no need for the sun, neither of the moon, to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
King James Version (KJV)
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp thereof [is] the Lamb.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And the town has no need of the sun, or of the moon, to give it light: for the glory of God did make it light, and the light of it is the Lamb.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they may shine in it; for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp of it is the Lamb;
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y la ciudad no tenía necesidad de sol, ni de luna, para que resplandezcan en ella: porque la claridad de Dios la iluminó, y el Cordero era su lumbrera.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
La ciudad no necesita que el sol ni la luna la alumbren, porque la gloria de Dios la ilumina y el Cordero es su lumbrera.
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