Revelation Chapter 21 verse 11 Holy Bible
having the glory of God: her light was like unto a stone most precious, as it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal:
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Having the glory of God: and her light was like a stone of great price, a jasper stone, clear as glass:
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having the glory of God. Her shining [was] like a most precious stone, as a crystal-like jasper stone;
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Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
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having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, as if it was a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
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having the glory of God, and her light `is' like a stone most precious, as a jasper stone clear as crystal,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 11. - Having the glory of God. That is, the abiding presence of God, as the Shechinah (cf. Exodus 40:34; 1 Kings 8:11. Cf. also ver. 3, supra). And her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; as it were a jasper stone (Revised Version). This light is again alluded to in ver. 23. The jasper probably represents the modern diamond (see on Revelation 4:3). The brilliant light which illumines the city is the characteristic of "him that sat on the throne" (Revelation 4:3).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) Having the glory of God . . .--The glory of God is the glorious presence of God, the true Shechinah, of which we have read before (Revelation 15:8, and see Revelation 21:23). The light of the city is described: And her light (or, brightness: it is the light which she gives; the same word is used as that employed in the LXX., Genesis 1:17, for the heavenly bodies) is like a stone most precious, as it were a jasper stone crystallising. On the meaning and appearance of this stone, see Note on Revelation 4:3. It is in all probability a stone transparent and clear as the crystal, but retaining the greenish hue belonging to the jasper. The general brightness of the city was lustrous as the diamond but shot with the green tint of the emerald bow which swept the throne. (Comp. Revelation 4:3.)
