Wahyu 21:15

21:15 The angel ¹  who spoke to me had a golden measuring rod with which to measure the city and its foundation stones and wall.

Wahyu 21:21

21:21 And the twelve gates are twelve pearls – each one of the gates is made from just one pearl! The ²  main street ³  of the city is pure gold, like transparent glass.

Wahyu 21:25

21:25 Its gates will never be closed during the day ⁴  (and ⁵  there will be no night there). ⁶ 

[21:15]  ¹ tn Grk “the one”; the referent (the angel of v. 9) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:21]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[21:21]  ³ tn The Greek word πλατεῖα (plateia) refers to a major (broad) street (L&N 1.103).

[21:25]  ⁴ tn On the translation “during the day” see BDAG 436 s.v. ἡμέρα 1.a, “But also, as in Thu. et al., of time within which someth. occurs, ἡμέρας during the day Rv 21:25.”

[21:25]  ⁵ tn The Greek connective γάρ (gar) most often expresses some sort of causal connection. However, in this context there is no causal force to the second phrase; γάρ simply expresses continuation or connection. Because of this it has been translated as “and.” See BDAG 189-90 s.v. 2.

[21:25]  ⁶ tn The clause has virtually the force of a parenthetical comment.