Revelation 21 · Verse 25

Revelation 21:25

And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.

Revelation 21:25, King James Version

Revelation 21:25 in other translations

BSB	Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.
WEB	Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there),
ASV	And the gates thereof shall in no wise be shut by day (for there shall be no night there):
YLT	and its gates shall not at all be shut by day, for night shall not be there;
DARBY	And its gates shall not be shut at all by day, for night shall not be there.
BBE	And the doors of it will never be shut by day (for there is no night there):
Webster	And the gates of it shall not be shut by day: for there shall be no night there.

What does Revelation 21:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

25. not be shut ... by day--therefore shall never be shut: for it shall always be day. Gates are usually shut by night: but in it shall be no night. There shall be continual free ingress into it, so as that all which is blessed and glorious may continually be brought into it. So in the millennial type.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes

Verse 25. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day. It shall be constantly open, allowing free ingress and egress to all who reside there. The language is derived from Isa 60:11. Isa 60:11. Applied to the future state of the blessed, it would seem to mean, that while this will be their permanent abode, yet that the dwellers there will not be prisoners. The universe will be open to them. They will be permitted to go forth and visit every world, and survey the works of God in all parts of his dominions.

For there shall be no night there. It shall be all day; all unclouded splendour. When, therefore, it is said that the gates should not be "shut by day," it means that they would never be shut. When it is said that there would be no night there, it is, undoubtedly, to be taken as meaning that there would be no literal darkness, and nothing of which night is the emblem: no calamity, no sorrow, no bereavement, no darkened windows on account of the loss of friends and kindred. Compare Barnes on "Re 21:4".

(e) "for there shall be no night" Zech 14:7

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 25 The gates of it shall not be shut at all - The Christian Church shall ever stand open to receive sinners of all sorts, degrees, and nations. There shall be no night there - No more idolatry, no intellectual darkness; the Scriptures shall be everywhere read, the pure word everywhere preached, and the Spirit of God shall shine and work in every heart.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Revelation 21:22-27

Perfect and direct communion with God, will more than supply the place of gospel institutions. And what words can more full express the union and co-equality of the Son with the Father, in the Godhead? What a dismal world would this be, if it were not for the light of the sun! What is there in heaven that supplies its place? The glory of God lightens that city, and the Lamb is the Light thereof. God in Christ will…

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Revelation 21:25 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532

οἱhoitheG3588

πυλῶνεςpulōnesgatesG4440

αὐτῆςautēsof itG846

οὐoucertainlyG3756

μὴmēnotG3361

κλεισθῶσινkleisthōsinmay be shutG2808

ἡμέρας·hēmerasby day;G2250

νὺξnuxnightG3571

γὰρgarforG1063

οὐκouknotG3756

ἔσταιestaiwill beG1510

ἐκεῖ.ekeithere.G1563

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Revelation 21:25

Isaiah 60:11
Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.
Revelation 22:5
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
Zechariah 14:7
But it shall be one day which shall be known to the Lord, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.
Isaiah 60:20
Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Revelation 21:23
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

the gates.
Isa 60:11
for.
22:5; Isa 60:20; Zec 14:7

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Context

Revelation 21:24
And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
Revelation 21:25
And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
Revelation 21:26
And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.

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Revelation 21:25 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y sus puertas nunca serán cerradas de día, porque allí no habrá noche.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et ses portes ne seront point fermées de jour: car il n’y aura pas de nuit là.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und ihre Tore sollen bei Tage nicht geschlossen werden, denn Nacht wird daselbst nicht sein.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et portæ ejus non claudentur per diem: nox enim non erit illic.