Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there. New Living Translation Its gates will never be closed at the end of day because there is no night there. English Standard Version and its gates will never be shut by day—and there will be no night there. Berean Standard Bible Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there. Berean Literal Bible And its gates shall not be shut by day, for there will be no night there. King James Bible And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. New King James Version Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there). New American Standard Bible In the daytime (for there will be no night there) its gates will never be closed; NASB 1995 In the daytime (for there will be no night there) its gates will never be closed; NASB 1977 And in the daytime (for there shall be no night there) its gates shall never be closed; Legacy Standard Bible And its gates will never be closed by day, for there will be no night there; Amplified Bible By day (for there will be no night there) its gates will never be closed [in fear of evil]; Christian Standard Bible Its gates will never close by day because it will never be night there. Holman Christian Standard Bible Each day its gates will never close because it will never be night there. American Standard Version And the gates thereof shall in no wise be shut by day (for there shall be no night there): Aramaic Bible in Plain English And its gates shall not be shut by day, for there shall be no night there. Contemporary English Version Its gates are always open during the day, and night never comes. Douay-Rheims Bible And the gates thereof shall not be shut by day: for there shall be no night there. English Revised Version And the gates thereof shall in no wise be shut by day (for there shall be no night there): GOD'S WORD® Translation Its gates will be open all day. They will never close because there won't be any night there. Good News Translation The gates of the city will stand open all day; they will never be closed, because there will be no night there. International Standard Version Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day—because there will be no night there. Literal Standard Version and its gates will never be shut by day, for night will not be there; Majority Standard Bible Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there. New American Bible During the day its gates will never be shut, and there will be no night there. NET Bible Its gates will never be closed during the day (and there will be no night there). New Revised Standard Version Its gates will never be shut by day—and there will be no night there. New Heart English Bible Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there), Webster's Bible Translation And the gates of it shall not be shut by day: for there shall be no night there. Weymouth New Testament And in the daytime (for there will be no night there) World English Bible Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there), Young's Literal Translation and its gates shall not at all be shut by day, for night shall not be there; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The New Jerusalem…24By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory. 25 Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there. 26And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations.… Cross References Isaiah 60:11 Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession. Zechariah 14:7 It will be a day known only to the LORD, without day or night; but when evening comes, there will be light. Revelation 21:12 The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. Revelation 21:15 The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls. Revelation 21:23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp. Revelation 22:5 There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever. Treasury of Scripture And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. the gates. Isaiah 60:11 Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought. for. Revelation 22:5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. Isaiah 60:20 Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. Zechariah 14:7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light. Jump to Previous Closed Daytime Doors Gates Night Shut Thereof Way WiseJump to Next Closed Daytime Doors Gates Night Shut Thereof Way WiseRevelation 21 1. A new heaven and a new earth.10. The heavenly Jerusalem, with a full description thereof. 23. She needs no sun, the glory of God being her light. 24. The kings of the earth bring their riches unto her. (25, 26) And the gates of it . . .--Better, And the gates (or, gate-towers) shall never be shut by day, for night shall not be there. The gates shall never be shut: all day they shall be open, and that day shall be for ever, for there shall be no night there. All that darkens--the sin that brings night on the soul; the sorrow that brings night on the heart--shall be banished for ever. In peace by day, the city gates will be open; nor can there be night when God the Almighty is the Sun. (Comp. Isaiah 60:11; Ezekiel 38:11.) Through its open gates they (i.e., men) will bring the glory and honour of the nations into her. As men find that every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and that their strength is in Christ, without whom they can do nothing, so will their lives bring back to Him the lustre of all their achievements.Verse 25. - And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. The Revised Version correctly places the last clause in parentheses. The meaning is: The gates shall never be shut, either by day or night; but it is superfluous to say, "by night," for there is no night there. Some commentators think the open gates are a sign of perfect security; others, that they are open to admit the nations, as described in the following verse. Both ideas may well be understood. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Itsαὐτῆς (autēs) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. gates πυλῶνες (pylōnes) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 4440: From pule; a gate-way, door-way of a building or city; by implication, a portal or vestibule. will never be shut κλεισθῶσιν (kleisthōsin) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2808: To shut, shut up. A primary verb; to close. at the end of the day, ἡμέρας (hēmeras) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. because γὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. there will be ἔσται (estai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. no οὐκ (ouk) Adverb Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. night νὺξ (nyx) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3571: The night, night-time. A primary word; 'night'. there. ἐκεῖ (ekei) Adverb Strong's 1563: (a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there. Of uncertain affinity; there; by extension, thither. Links Revelation 21:25 NIVRevelation 21:25 NLT Revelation 21:25 ESV Revelation 21:25 NASB Revelation 21:25 KJV Revelation 21:25 BibleApps.com Revelation 21:25 Biblia Paralela Revelation 21:25 Chinese Bible Revelation 21:25 French Bible Revelation 21:25 Catholic Bible NT Prophecy: Revelation 21:25 Its gates will in no way be (Rev. Re Apocalypse) |
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