Revelation 21:22
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God the Almighty, and the Lamb, are the temple thereof.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And I saw no Temple there; because the Lord God, the Ruler of all, and the Lamb are its Temple.
Webster's Revision
And I saw no temple in it: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
World English Bible
I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God, the Almighty, and the Lamb, are its temple.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God the Almighty, and the Lamb, are the temple thereof.
Clarke's Revelation 21:22 Bible Commentary
I saw no temple - There was no need of a temple where God and the Lamb were manifestly present.
Barnes's Revelation 21:22 Bible Commentary
And I saw no temple therein - No structure reared expressly for the worship of God; no particular place where he was adored. It was all temple - nothing but a temple. It was not like Jerusalem, where there was but one house reared expressly for divine worship, and to which the inhabitants repaired to praise God; it was all one great temple reared in honor of his name, and where worship ascended from every part of it. With this explanation, this passage harmonizes with what is said in Revelation 2:12; Revelation 7:15.
For the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it - They are present in all parts of it in their glory; they fill it with light; and the splendor of their presence may be said to be the temple. The idea here is, that it would be a holy world - all holy. No particular portion would be set apart for purposes of public worship, but in all places God would be adored, and every portion of it devoted to the purposes of religion.
Wesley's Revelation 21:22 Bible Commentary
21:22 The Lord God and the Lamb are the temple of it - He fills the new heaven and the new earth. He surrounds the city and sanctifies it, and all that are therein. He is "all in all."