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Berean Standard Bible

“Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.”

Revelation 21:25

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Study note

John is describing the gates of the New Jerusalem, each a single pearl. In ancient cities gates were shut at night to keep out enemies, so their status says much about the city's security.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.

World English Bible (WEB)

Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there),

King James Version (KJV)

And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the gates thereof shall in no wise be shut by day (for there shall be no night there):

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the doors of it will never be shut by day (for there is no night there):

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and its gates shall not at all be shut by day, for night shall not be there;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y sus puertas nunca serán cerradas de día, porque allí no habrá noche.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Sus puertas jamás estarán cerradas, pues allí no existe la noche.

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