Revelation 21:19

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,”

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Read Revelation 21:19 in the flow of Revelation21 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Revelation21 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the foundations of the wall of the city with every precious stone have been adorned; the first foundation jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Revelation 21:19 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 28:17And mount on it a setting of gemstones, four rows of stones: In the first row there shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;
  2. Exodus 29:10You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.
  3. Job 28:16It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
  4. Proverbs 3:15She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
  5. Isaiah 54:11“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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