Revelation 21:13
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
American King James Version (AKJV)
On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
American Standard Version (ASV)
on the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And on the east were three doors; and on the north three doors; and on the south three doors; and on the west three doors.
Webster's Revision
On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
World English Bible
On the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
English Revised Version (ERV)
on the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
Clarke's Revelation 21:13 Bible Commentary
On the east three gates - The city is here represented as standing to the four cardinal points of heaven, and presenting one side to each of these points.
Barnes's Revelation 21:13 Bible Commentary
On the east three gates ... - The city was square Revelation 21:16, and the same number of gates is assigned to each quarter. There does not appear to be any special significancy in this fact, unless it be to denote that there is access to this city from all quarters of the world, and that they who dwell there will have come from each of the great divisions of the earth - that is, from every land,