11. The glory of God made the city bright. It was dazzling and crystal clear like a precious jasper stone.
12. The city had a high and thick wall with twelve gates, and each one of them was guarded by an angel. On each of the gates was written the name of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
13. Three of these gates were on the east, three were on the north, three more were on the south, and the other three were on the west.
14. The city was built on twelve foundation stones. On each of the stones was written the name of one of the Lamb's twelve apostles.
15. The angel who spoke to me had a gold measuring stick to measure the city and its gates and its walls.
16. The city was shaped like a cube, because it was just as high as it was wide. When the angel measured the city, it was about two thousand four hundred kilometres high and two thousand four hundred kilometres wide.
17. Then the angel measured the wall, and by our measurements it was about sixty metres high.
18. The wall was built of jasper, and the city was made of pure gold, clear as crystal.
19. Each of the twelve foundations was a precious stone. The first was jasper, the second was sapphire, the third was agate, the fourth was emerald,
20. the fifth was onyx, the sixth was carnelian, the seventh was chrysolite, the eighth was beryl, the ninth was topaz, the tenth was chrysoprase, the eleventh was jacinth, and the twelfth was amethyst.
21. Each of the twelve gates was a solid pearl. The streets of the city were made of pure gold, clear as crystal.