v 11 It looked like the brilliant light that came from God himself. The city looked like a precious stone called jasper, which was clear like crystal.
The UDB of REV 21:18 now reads:
\v 18 The city wall was made of something like the precious stone called jasper. The city itself was made of pure gold that looked like clear glass.
The UDB REV 4:3 now reads:
\v 3 His appearance looked like the precious stone called jasper and like a red precious stone called carnelian. Around the throne was a rainbow that looked like a precious stone called emerald.
The UDB REV 21:11 USED TO READ: "very precious jasper stone shines"
and it now reads:
\v 11 It looked like the brilliant light that came from God himself. The city looked like a precious stone called jasper, that was clear like crystal.
The UDB of REV 21:18 now reads:
\v 18 The city wall was made of something like the green stone that we call jasper. The city itself was made of pure gold that looked like clear glass.
From Bob Johnson, with Tom Warren
\v 12-13 They sell ornaments made of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls. They sell fine linen cloth, silk cloth, cloth that is dyed purple, and cloth that is dyed crimson. They sell all kinds of rare wood, all kinds of items made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron, and marble. They sell cinnamon, spice, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, and grain. They sell cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots. They even sell human beings as slaves.
From Bob Johnson.
Tom Warren
\v 19 So the angel swung his sickle on the earth. Then he threw the grapes into the huge place where God will angrily punish the wicked.
From Bob Johnson, with thanks.
\v 20 the fifth foundation stone was sardonyx, the sixth foundation stone was **carnelian**, the seventh foundation stone was chrysolite, the eighth foundation stone was beryl, the ninth foundation stone was topaz, the tenth foundation stone was chrysoprase, the eleventh foundation stone was jacinth, and the twelfth foundation stone was amethyst.
From Bob Johnson,
Tom Warren
\v 8 But when you consider who the Lord is and what he can do, do not overlook this fact: One day is the same as a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years are the same as one day to him.
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\v 5 Dear friend, you are serving Jesus loyally whenever you do things to help fellow believers, even those whom you do not know.
From Bob Johnson,
Tom Warren
\v 10 This is God's love for us: not that we loved God, but that God loved us. God sent his Son to pay the penalty for the sins we committed, sins that angered God and separated us from him. Now, because Christ suffered for our sins, we are at peace with God.
With Bob Johnson, Tom Warren
\v 16 In all his letters, what Paul writes about these things is difficult for people to understand. People who do not know what they are talking about and whose faith is weak interpret these things wrongly, as they also interpret the other parts of the scriptures wrongly. The result is that they will lead God to punish them.
Thanks Bob,
Tom
\v 21 It would have been better for them if they had never learned how to live in the right way than to know what was right for them to do and reject the holy commands that God had given to them.
From Bob Johnson, with appreciation
\v 6 That is the reason why Christ preached the good news to those who are now dead. Even though God had judged them when they were alive, as God judges everyone, now their spirits may live with God.
From Bob Johnson
\v 7-10 They killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha, the ten grandsons of Hammedatha, the sons of Haman—the enemy of the Jews. The Jews killed them, but they did not take their possessions.
from Henry Whitney,
Thank, Tom
\v 13 When God promised to do great things for Abraham, there was no one greater than himself by whom he could swear, so he called himself to be his own witness.
From Bob Johnson.
\v 11 Jesus—the one who sets his people apart for God—and those same people whom he sets apart for God are from the same source, God himself. So Jesus is not embarrassed to proclaim them to be his own brothers and sisters.
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