Verse Lens · Concise explanation
Revelation 21:18 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 18. 18And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
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Quick Meaning
This verse constructs wall and city from jasper, pure gold, and glasslike brilliance.
Read It With
- Revelation 21:9-21
Read Revelation 21:18 with 21:9-21. This verse constructs wall and city from jasper, pure gold, and glasslike brilliance. The complete unit's controlling movement is: John sees the glory-filled descending city with open-facing tribal gates, apostolic foundations, immense cubic measurements, gold, pearls, and a twelvefold jewel foundation.
Why This Verse Appears Here
At Revelation 21:18, constructs wall and city from jasper, pure gold, and glasslike brilliance; this advances Revelation 21:9-21 after the preceding action and toward the unit's stated conclusion.
What Remains True
Revelation 21:18 shows that constructs wall and city from jasper, pure gold, and glasslike brilliance; its faithful force remains governed by creator worship, the slain Lamb, truthful witness, patient endurance, justice, and new creation.
How It Can Shape Life
- When teaching Revelation 21:18, explain this exact role inside Revelation 21:9-21, state the unit's uncertainty or first-century control, and refuse unsupported modern mapping or coercive imitation.
Continue in Context
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Read Revelation 21:9-21 — The Bride-City Joins Israel and the Lamb's ApostlesSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete coverage.
Exact location: Revelation 21:9-21, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording and sentence relations checked independently of the KJV.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Revelation.txt, 21:9-21
Open the Revelation Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — Revelation with translators' and textual notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005–2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, textual variants, imagery, cross-references, and stated alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible Revelation PDF, printed pp. 2408–2447, 21:9-21 and attached translator/textual notes
Open the official NET Revelation PDF ↗