¹² It had a great, high wall, ^(A)with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed—

¹⁴ And the wall of the city had twelve ^(A)foundations, and ^(B)on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

¹⁶ The city lies foursquare, its length the same as its width. And he measured the city with his rod, 12,000 stadia.^[a] Its length and width and height are equal.

¹⁷ He also measured its wall, 144 cubits^[a] by ^(A)human measurement, which is also ^(B)an angel's measurement.

²¹ And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and ^(A)the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.