Revelation 21:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.”
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“And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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 · Public Domain“And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and he measured its wall, an hundred forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, that is, of the messenger;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Revelation 21:17 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 3:11(For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed of iron, nine cubits long and four cubits wide, is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)
- Revelation 7:4And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel:
- Revelation 13:18Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.
- Revelation 14:3And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
- Revelation 21:9Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
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