King James Version
Revelation 21:2 in the King James Version says “And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her hus...” — study this verse from Revelation chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”
Revelation 21:2 · KJV
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“saw”
G1492used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl
“the holy”
G40sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated)
“new”
G2537new (especially in freshness; while g3501 is properly so with respect to age
“from”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“God”
G2316a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)
“out of”
G1537a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
“heaven”
G3772the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of god); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the gospel (christianity)
“a bride”
G3565a young married woman (as veiled), including a betrothed girl; by implication, a son's wife
“adorned”
G2885to put in proper order, i.e., decorate (literally or figuratively); specially, to snuff (a wick)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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