And the twelve gates are twelve pearls – each one of the gates is made from just one pearl! The main street of the city is pure gold, like transparent glass.

I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things, and when I heard and saw them, I threw myself down to worship at the feet of the angel who was showing them to me.

This all happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled:

After Herod had died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt

Jesus said to him, “Once again it is written: ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’”

While in Galilee, he moved from Nazareth to make his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,

And large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan River.

You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have not come to abolish these things but to fulfill them.

But I say to you, do not take oaths at all – not by heaven, because it is the throne of God,

Give to the one who asks you, and do not reject the one who wants to borrow from you.

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘hate your enemy.’

But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,

But when you do your giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard.

may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors.

But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!’

“Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible anguish.”