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Revelation 21:23 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Revelation 21:23Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 21:2327 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
thearticleG3588
πόλιςpolis
citynounG4172
οὐou
noadverbG3756
χρείανchreian
neednounG5532
ἔχειechei
hasverbG2192
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
ἡλίουhēliou
sunnounG2246
οὐδὲoude
norwordG3761
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
σελήνηςselēnēs
moonnounG4582
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
φαίνωσινphainōsin
they may shineverbG5316
αὐτῇautē
in itpronounG846
thearticleG3588
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
δόξαdoxa
glorynounG1391
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
ἐφώτισενephōtisen
enlightenedverbG5461
αὐτήνautēn
itpronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ho
thearticleG3588
λύχνοςlychnos
lampnounG3088
αὐτῆςautēs
of itpronounG846
τὸto
is thearticleG3588
ἀρνίονarnion
LambnounG721
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 21:23

“And the city is placed in a square.” The city which he says is squared, he says also is resplendent with gold and precious stones, and has a sacred street, and a river through the midst of it, and the tree of life on either side, bearing twelve manner of fruits throughout the twelve months; and that the light of the sun is not there, because the Lamb is the light of it; and that its gates were of single pearls; and that there were three gates on each of the four sides, and…

Victorinus of Pettau · 3rd century · Commentary on the Apocalypse
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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