Revelation 21:13

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.”

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BSBPD

“There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“on the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“at the east three gates, at the north three gates, at the south three gates, at the west three gates;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Revelation 21:13 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezekiel 48:31Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. On the north side there will be three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi.

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