The foundations of the wall of the city [were] adorned with every precious stone: the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,

The twelve gates are twelve pearls: each one of the gates was [made] of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

Afflicted and outcast, you have not been comforted; behold, I [will] prepare carbuncle [for] your stones, and sapphire for your foundations;

for he waited for the city having foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

"Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced judgment for you against her!"

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I shall build My church, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.

According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise architect I have laid the foundation, but another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it.

For no other foundation can anyone lay, other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace which was given to me, they gave me and Barnabas [their] right [hands] of fellowship, that we [should go] to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised;

being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone,

which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets:

And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,

But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,