Revelation 21:25
And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
KJV
καὶ οἱ πυλῶνες αὐτῆς οὐ μὴ κλεισθῶσιν ἡμέρας, νὺξ γὰρ οὐκ ἔσται ἐκεῖ·
Greek NT
Et portæ ejus non claudentur per diem : nox enim non erit illic.
Vulgate
And the gates thereof shall in no wise be shut by day (for there shall be no night there):
ASV
And the gates thereof shall not be shut by day: for there shall be no night there.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κλείω
kleio
verb · 16×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
νύξ
nux
noun · 61×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
πυλών
pulon
noun · 18×
ἐκεῖ
ekei
adverb · 94×
ἡμέρα
emera
noun · 388×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Intertextual echoes
This verse quotes or alludes to 2 earlier texts.
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Zech 14:7 · allusion"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."Zechariah: there will be no night there — the new Jerusalem
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Isa 60:11 · echo"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."Isaiah: your gates shall be open continually — gates of the new Jerusalem never shut
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Isa 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.
- Isa 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.
- Isa 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.
- Rev 21:12 — And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
- Rev 21:23 — And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
- Rev 21:23 — And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
- Rev 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.
- Zech 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.