REV 21:14 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And the wall of the city had 12 foundations, and on them were the 12 names of the 12 apostles of the Lamb.

UST The city wall had twelve foundation stones. On each foundation stone was the name of one of the twelve apostles whom the Lamb had appointed.

MSB The wall of the city had twelve foundations [bearing] [the] names[fn] of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

BLB And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

AICNT And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the [twelve][fn] names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

21:14, twelve: Absent from some manuscripts. TR

OEB The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, on which were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

WEBBE The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

WMBB The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Emissaries of the Lamb.

NET The wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them are the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

LSV and the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

FBV The city wall had twelve foundations, and inscribed on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

TCNT The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the [fn]twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

21:14 twelve ¦ — TR

T4T The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones. On each foundation stone was the name of one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, the one who is like a lamb.

LEB And the wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them are twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

BBE And the wall of the town had twelve bases, and on them the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

Moff And the wall of the City has twelve foundation-stones, bearing the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Wymth The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and engraved upon them were twelve names—the names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

ASV And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

DRA And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them, the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

YLT and the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Drby And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

RV And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

SLT And the wall of the city having twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve sent of the Lamb.

Wbstr And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

KJB-1769 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

KJB-1611 And the wall of the citie had twelue foundations, and in them the names of the twelue Apostles of the Lambe.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps And the wall of the citie had 12 foundations, and in them the 12 names of the lambes 12 Apostles.
(And the wall of the city had 12 foundations, and in them the 12 names of the lambs 12 Apostles.)

Gnva And the wall of the citie had twelue foundations, and in them the Names of the Lambes twelue Apostles.
(And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the Names of the Lambs twelve Apostles. )

Cvdl and the wall of the cite had twolue foundacios, and in them the names of the lambes twolue Apostles.
(and the wall of the cite had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the lambs twelve Apostles.)

TNT and the wall of the cite had xii foundacions and in them the names of the lambes .xii. Apostles.
(and the wall of the cite had xii foundations and in them the names of the lambs 12 Apostles. )

Wycl And the wal of the citee hadde twelue foundementis, and in hem the twelue names of twelue apostlis, and of the lomb.
(And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in hem the twelve names of twelve apostles, and of the lamb.)

Luth Und die Mauer der Stadt hatte zwölf Gründe und in denselbigen die Namen der zwölf Apostel des Lammes.
(And the wall the/of_the city had twelve reasons/rationale and in the_same the name(s) the/of_the twelve apostles the lamb.)

ClVg Et murus civitatis habens fundamenta duodecim, et in ipsis duodecim nomina duodecim apostolorum Agni.[fn]
(And the_wall of_the_city having foundations twelve, and in/into/on themselves twelve names twelve of_the_apostles Agni. )

21.14 Murus. Id est, fides Christi qua munivit ipsam civitatem, habet duodecim patriarchas, per quos fundatur, quia illi primi hanc fidem tenuerunt, et in illis innituntur quicunque ad fidem accedunt. Et in ipsis duodecim. Quam fidem isti tenent, illi venturam intellexerunt, et prænuntiaverunt.

21.14 Murus. That it_is, faith of_Christ which munivit itself the_city, has twelve patriarchas, through which fundatur, because them first this faith they_held, and in/into/on to_them innituntur whoever to faith they_approach. And in/into/on themselves twelve. How faith these tenent, them to_comem they_understood, and befothey_announced.

UGNT καὶ τὸ τεῖχος τῆς πόλεως ἔχων θεμελίους δώδεκα, καὶ ἐπ’ αὐτῶν δώδεκα ὀνόματα τῶν δώδεκα ἀποστόλων τοῦ Ἀρνίου.
(kai to teiⱪos taʸs poleōs eⱪōn themelious dōdeka, kai ep’ autōn dōdeka onomata tōn dōdeka apostolōn tou Arniou.)

SBL-GNT καὶ τὸ τεῖχος τῆς πόλεως ⸀ἔχων θεμελίους δώδεκα, καὶ ἐπʼ αὐτῶν δώδεκα ὀνόματα τῶν δώδεκα ἀποστόλων τοῦ ἀρνίου.
(kai to teiⱪos taʸs poleōs ⸀eⱪōn themelious dōdeka, kai epʼ autōn dōdeka onomata tōn dōdeka apostolōn tou arniou.)

RP-GNT Καὶ τὸ τεῖχος τῆς πόλεως ἔχον θεμελίους δώδεκα, καὶ ἐπ' αὐτῶν δώδεκα ὀνόματα τῶν δώδεκα ἀποστόλων τοῦ ἀρνίου.
(Kai to teiⱪos taʸs poleōs eⱪon themelious dōdeka, kai ep' autōn dōdeka onomata tōn dōdeka apostolōn tou arniou.)

TC-GNT Καὶ τὸ τεῖχος τῆς πόλεως [fn]ἔχον θεμελίους [fn]δώδεκα, καὶ [fn]ἐπ᾽ αὐτῶν [fn]δώδεκα ὀνόματα τῶν δώδεκα ἀποστόλων τοῦ ἀρνίου.
(Kai to teiⱪos taʸs poleōs eⱪon themelious dōdeka, kai ep autōn dōdeka onomata tōn dōdeka apostolōn tou arniou. )

21:14 εχον ¦ εχων NA SBL TH WH

21:14 δωδεκα ¦ ιβ΄ ECM

21:14 επ αυτων ¦ εν αυτοις TR

21:14 δωδεκα ¦ — TR

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 21:9–22:5: An angel showed the new Jerusalem to John

In this section, an angel showed the new Jerusalem to John. The angel again used a metaphor of a bride to describe new Jerusalem. The city was large and beautiful. God lived there with his people. His glory lighted the city. John described the city, the river that flowed through the city, and the tree that gave life. There were no bad things in the city at all.

Other examples for this section heading are:

The vision of the new Jerusalem

John saw/described the new Jerusalem as a bride for the Lamb

21:14a

The wall of the city had twelve foundations

The wall of the city had twelve foundations under it,
The wall surrounding the city stood on twelve foundation stones,

The wall of the city had twelve foundations: It is not clear where each of these twelve foundations were in relationship to each other. Some possibilities are:

The twelve stones were side by side under the whole city and its wall.
The stones lay end to end around the city under the wall so that there were three stones to each side.
The foundations were in twelve layers, one on top of another.

Translate in a way that allows these interpretations. For example:

The wall of the city had twelve foundations under it

The city walls stood on twelve foundation stones (NJB)

The city’s wall was built on twelve foundation stones (GNT)

The wall of the city: This wall is the wall that surrounded the city (21:12a).

foundations: A foundation is the first layer of a building or construction. It is usually partly buried so that it will not move. But in this case, John saw all twelve foundations. Some languages do not have a word for foundation. If that is true in your language, you may want to:

Use the word in your language for the first layer of construction when building a strong wall or house. The word must be appropriate for building a wall on top of it.

Describe in your translation how a foundation is used. For example:

twelve large stones under it which were secure in the ground

twelve large stones partly buried in the ground to make the wall strong

Use the major language word. If people are not familiar with this word, explain it in a footnote. An example footnote is:
A foundation is the first layer of a building or construction. It is usually partly buried so that it will not move and cause the building to collapse.

21:14b

bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

and on them were the names of the Lamb’s twelve apostles.
and each foundation stone had one of the names of the Lamb’s twelve apostles on it.

bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb: There is a textual issue in 21:14b: (1) Early Greek manuscripts have the word on (BSB, RSV, NIV, GNT, NJB, NASB, NLT, GW, CEV, NET, NABRE, REB, ESV, NCV). (2) A few late Greek manuscripts have the word in (KJV only). It is recommended that you follow option (1), because the UBS Greek NT supports it. The Greek is literally “and on them, names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.” The phrase “on them” is emphasized in the Greek. Some English versions also emphasize this phrase. For example:

and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb (NIV)

However, the BSB translates these words with the English word bearing. Do what is most natural in your language.

apostles: In general, the Greek word that the BSB translates as apostles refers to those sent with a message. They are representatives or messengers of a higher authority. Here it refers to twelve men whom Jesus chose to take his message to the world.

Some ways to translate this word are:

Translate the meaning. For example:
representatives
special messengers
sent-people
Use the major language word or phrase.

See how you translated this word in 2:2 or 18:20.

Parallel REV 21:14

Section 21:9–22:5: An angel showed the new Jerusalem to John

21:14a

21:14b