Revelation 21:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Revelation 21:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Revelation 21:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Revelation 21:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits, by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.”

Revelation 21:17 — World English Bible

Revelation 21:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Revelation 21:17 — American Standard Version

Revelation 21:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and he measured its wall, an hundred forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, that is, of the messenger;”

Revelation 21:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Revelation 21:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he measured its wall, a hundred [and] forty-four cubits, [a] man's measure, that is, [the] angel's.”

Revelation 21:17 — Darby Translation

Revelation 21:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And hee measured the wall thereof, an hundreth fourtie and foure cubites, by the measure of man, that is, of the Angell.”

Revelation 21:17 — Geneva Bible

Revelation 21:17 in Context — Revelation 21

15 Celui qui me parlait avait pour mesure un roseau d’or, afin de mesurer la ville, ses portes et sa muraille.

16 La ville avait la forme d’un carré, et sa longueur était égale à sa largeur. Il mesura la ville avec le roseau, et trouva douze mille stades; la longueur, la largeur et la hauteur en étaient égales.

17 Il mesura la muraille, et trouva cent quarante-quatre coudées, mesure d’homme, qui était celle de l’ange.

18 La muraille était construite en jaspe, et la ville était d’or pur, semblable à du verre pur.

19 Les fondements de la muraille de la ville étaient ornés de pierres précieuses de toute espèce: le premier fondement était de jaspe, le second de saphir, le troisième de calcédoine, le quatrième d’émeraude,

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What Does Revelation 21:17 Mean?

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