For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

因为他等候那座有根基的城，就是神所经营所建造的。

因为他等候着那座有根基的城，就是上帝所设计和建造的。

因为他等候着那座有根基的城，就是神所设计和建造的。

因为他盼望的是一座有根基的城，是由上帝设计、建造的。

因为他等待那座有根基的城，就是神所设计所建造的。

因为他等待着那座有根基的城；那城是神所设计、所建造的。

因為他等候那座有根基的城，就是神所經營所建造的。

因為他等候着那座有根基的城，就是上帝所設計和建造的。

因為他等候着那座有根基的城，就是神所設計和建造的。

因為他盼望的是一座有根基的城，是由上帝設計、建造的。

因為他等待那座有根基的城，就是神所設計所建造的。

因為他期待着那有根基的城，就是上帝做其設計者和建造者的。

因為他等待著那座有根基的城；那城是神所設計、所建造的。

蓋望有基之邑其營之造之者、上帝也、

俟上帝所建造鞏固之邑、

希望天主所經營建造有基之邑、

蓋彼所企望者、乃一具有根基之城府、天主所營、天主所築也。

For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

Abraham was looking forward to the city that has foundations. He was waiting for the city that God planned and built.

For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.

Abraham was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God.

for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

for he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker[ is] God.

For he was looking forward to the city with firm foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

For he looked for the city which has the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

For we do not have an enduring city here; instead, we seek the one to come.

Our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly wait for a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.

For we know that if our earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal dwelling in the heavens, not made with hands.

Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God( the heavenly Jerusalem), to myriads of angels, a festive gathering,

Now every house is built by someone, but the one who built everything is God.

I also saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.

He then carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,arrayed with God’s glory. Her radiance was like a precious jewel, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.The city had a massive high wall, with twelve gates. Twelve angels were at the gates; the names of the twelve tribes of Israel’s sons were inscribed on the gates.There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.The city wall had twelve foundations, and the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb were on the foundations.The one who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.The city is laid out in a square; its length and width are the same. He measured the city with the rod at 12,000 stadia. Its length, width, and height are equal.Then he measured its wall, 144 cubits according to human measurement, which the angel used.The building material of its wall was jasper, and the city was pure gold clear as glass.The foundations of the city wall were adorned with every kind of jewel: the first foundation is jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.The twelve gates are twelve pearls; each individual gate was made of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, transparent as glass.I did not see a temple in it, because the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates it, and its lamp is the Lamb.The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.Its gates will never close by day because it will never be night there.They will bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.Nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those written in the Lamb’s book of life.

In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?

What answer will be given to the messengers from that nation? The LORD has founded Zion, and his oppressed people find refuge in her.

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful. By it, we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe,