Revelation 11:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

An angel gave me a measuring stick and said: Measure around God's temple. Be sure to include the altar and everyone worshipping there.

Cross References

Isaiah 28:17

Justice and fairness will be the measuring lines that help me build.” Hailstones and floods will destroy and wash away your shelter of lies.

Daniel 7:27

“Then the greatest kingdom of all will be given to the chosen ones of God Most High. His kingdom will be eternal, and all others will serve and obey him.”

2 Corinthians 6:16

Do idols belong in the temple of God? We are the temple of the living God, as God himself says, “I will live with these people and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”

1 Peter 2:5

And now you are living stones that are being used to build a spiritual house. You are also a group of holy priests, and with the help of Jesus Christ you will offer sacrifices that please God.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are God's chosen and special people. You are a group of royal priests and a holy nation. God has brought you out of darkness into his marvellous light. Now you must tell all the wonderful things that he has done. The Scriptures say,

Revelation 10:11

Then some voices said, “Keep on telling what will happen to the people of many nations, races, and languages, and also to kings.”

Revelation 21:15

The angel who spoke to me had a gold measuring stick to measure the city and its gates and its walls.