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The Book of Revelation, Chapter 21, Verse 17

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And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred [and] forty [and] four cubits, [according to] the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
King James Version
And the building of the wall of it was [of] jasper: and the city [was] pure gold, like unto clear glass.
American Standard Version
And the building of the wall thereof was jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto pure glass.
New English Translation
A Final Reminder Then the angel said to me,“These words are reliable and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must happen soon.”
World English Bible
Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits, by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
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And the foundations of the wall of the city [were] garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation [was] jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
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The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
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And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city [was] pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
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And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
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And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb [is] the light thereof.
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And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
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And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
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And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
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And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither [whatsoever] worketh abomination, or [maketh] a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
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And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.