Revelation 21:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

He will wipe all tears from their eyes, and there will be no more death, suffering, crying, or pain. These things of the past are gone for ever.

Cross References

Psalm 144:4

We disappear like a breath; we last no longer than a faint shadow.

Isaiah 25:8

The LORD All-Powerful will destroy the power of death and wipe away all tears. No longer will his people be insulted everywhere. The LORD has spoken!

Isaiah 30:19

People of Jerusalem, you don't need to cry any more. The Lord is kind, and as soon as he hears your cries for help, he will come.

Isaiah 35:10

The people the LORD has rescued will come back singing as they enter Zion. Happiness will be a crown they will always wear. They will celebrate and shout because all sorrows and worries will be gone far away.

Isaiah 51:11

Now those you have rescued will return to Jerusalem, singing on their way. They will be crowned with great happiness, never again to be burdened with sadness and sorrow.

Isaiah 60:20

Your sun will never set or your moon go down. I, the LORD, will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will come to an end.

Isaiah 61:3

especially in Jerusalem. He sent me to give them flowers in place of their sorrow, olive oil in place of tears, and joyous praise in place of broken hearts. They will be called “Trees of Justice”, planted by the LORD to honour his name.

Jeremiah 31:12

My people will come to Mount Zion and celebrate; their faces will glow because of my blessings. I'll give them grain, grapes, and olive oil, as well as sheep and cattle. Israel will be prosperous and grow like a garden with plenty of water.

Jeremiah 31:13

Young women and young men, together with the elderly, will celebrate and dance, because I will comfort them and turn their sorrow into happiness.

Hosea 13:14

Should I, the LORD, rescue you from death and the grave? No! I call death and the grave to strike you like a plague. I refuse to show mercy.

Matthew 24:35

The sky and the earth won't last for ever, but my words will.

1 Corinthians 15:26

and the last enemy he destroys will be death.

1 Corinthians 7:31

It won't make any difference how much good you are getting from this world or how much you like it. This world as we know it is now passing away.

2 Corinthians 5:17

Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new person. The past is forgotten, and everything is new.

2 Corinthians 6:17

The Lord also says, “Leave them and stay away! Don't touch anything that isn't clean. Then I will welcome you

Hebrews 12:27

The words “once again” mean that these created things will some day be shaken and removed. Then what cannot be shaken will last.

2 Peter 3:10

The day of the Lord's return will surprise us like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a loud noise, and the heat will melt the whole universe. Then the earth and everything on it will be seen for what they are.

1 John 2:17

The world and the desires it causes are disappearing. But if we obey God, we will live for ever.

Revelation 20:13

The sea gave up the dead people who were in it, and death and its kingdom also gave up their dead. Then everyone was judged by what they had done.

Revelation 20:14

Afterwards, death and its kingdom were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

Revelation 21:1

I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and so had the sea.

Revelation 22:3

God's curse will no longer be on the people of that city. He and the Lamb will be seated there on their thrones, and its people will worship God

Revelation 7:17

The Lamb in the centre of the throne will be their shepherd. He will lead them to streams of life-giving water, and God will wipe all tears from their eyes.”