Revelation 21:1 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹ Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ THEN I saw a new sky (heaven) and a new earth, for the former sky and the former earth had passed away (vanished), and there no longer existed any sea. [Isa. 65:17; 66:22.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more.

Common English Bible

¹ Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ I saw the new heaven and the new earth. For the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and the sea is no more.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ And I saw a new heaven and a new earth. For the first heaven and the first earth was gone, and the sea is now no more.

Revelation 21:1 Cross References

Isaiah 27:1

In that day the Lord with his hard and great and strong sword will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will slay the dragon that is in the sea.

Isaiah 51:11

And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Isaiah 57:20

But the wicked are like the tossing sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters toss up mire and dirt.

Isaiah 66:22

“For as the new heavens and the new earth which I will make shall remain before me, says the Lord; so shall your descendants and your name remain.

Daniel 7:3

And four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another.

Romans 8:21

because the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the glorious liberty of the children of God.

2 Peter 3:10

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fire, and the earth and the works that are upon it will be burned up.

2 Peter 3:13

But according to his promise we wait for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

Revelation 13:1

And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems upon its horns and a blasphemous name upon its heads.

Revelation 20:11

Then I saw a great white throne and him who sat upon it; from his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.

Revelation 21:5

And he who sat upon the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

Revelation 6:14

the sky vanished like a scroll that is rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.