Revelation 21:15

New International Reader's Version

The angel who talked with me had a gold measuring rod. He used it to measure the city, its gates and its walls.

Cross References

Ezekiel 40:3

He took me there. I saw a man who appeared to be made out of bronze. He was standing at the gate of the outer courtyard. He was holding a linen measuring tape and a measuring rod.

Zechariah 2:1

Then I looked up and saw a man. He was holding a measuring line.

Zechariah 2:2

“Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he answered. “I want to find out how wide and how long it is.”

Revelation 21:12

The city had a huge, high wall with 12 gates. Twelve angels were at the gates, one at each of them. On the gates were written the names of the 12 tribes of Israel.

Revelation 21:16

The city was laid out like a square. It was as long as it was wide. The angel measured the city with the rod. It was 1,400 miles long. It was as wide and high as it was long.

Revelation 21:21

The 12 gates were made from 12 pearls. Each gate was made out of a single pearl. The main street of the city was made out of gold. It was gold as pure as glass that people can see through clearly.

Revelation 21:25

Its gates will never be shut, because there will be no night there.