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Revelation 21:23-24 KJV
Revelation · chapter 21 · verses 23–24
23And 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. 24And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.Revelation 21:23-24 · King James Version
Revelation 21:23-24 in context
21And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
22And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
23And 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.
24And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
25And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
26And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
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- lightenphōtizōto give light, to shine, to enlighten, light up, illumine, to bring to light, render…G5461 →
- nationsethnosa multitude associated or living together, a company, troop, swarm, a multitude of…G1484 →
- honourtimēa valuing by which the price is fixed, of the price itself, of the price paid or received…G5092 →
- shinephainōto bring forth into the light, cause to shine, shed light, shine, to shine, be bright or…G5316 →
- glorydoxaopinion, judgment, view, opinion, estimate, whether good or bad concerning someone, in…G1391 →
- lightlychnosa lamp, candle, that is placed on a stand or candlestickG3088 →
- savedsōzōto save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction, one , to save a…G4982 →
- lightphōslight, the light, emitted by a lamp, a heavenly light such as surrounds angels when they…G5457 →
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We have already considered the introduction to the vision of the new Jerusalem in a more general idea of the heavenly state; we now come to the vision itself, where observe, I. The person that opened the vision to the apostle - one of the seven angels, that had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, Rev 21:9.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-27