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22 And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb.
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I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.
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The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
24 By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it,
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The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.
25 and its gates will never be shut by day--and there will be no night there.
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On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there.
26 They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations.
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The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.
27 But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.
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Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
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