Revelation 11:2 “But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, becau…”

Revelation 11:2

But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.

World English Bible

Leave out the court which is outside of the temple, and don’t measure it, for it has been given to the nations. They will tread the holy city under foot for forty-two months.

American Standard Version

And the court which is without the temple leave without, and measure it not; for it hath been given unto the nations: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.

Geneva Bible 1599

But the court which is without the temple cast out, and mete it not: for it is giuen vnto the Gentiles, and the holy citie shall they treade vnder foote, two and fourtie moneths.

Darby Translation

And the court which [is] without the temple cast out, and measure it not; because it has been given [up] to the nations, and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty-two months.

Young's Literal Translation

and the court that is without the sanctuary leave out, and thou mayest not measure it, because it was given to the nations, and the holy city they shall tread down forty-two months;

Bible in Basic English

But do not take the measure of the space outside the house; because it has been given to the nations: and the holy town will be under their feet for forty-two months.

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Cross references

“the court”

Ezekiel 40:17–20 Ezekiel 42:20

Ezekiel 40:17–20 · BSB

Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a pavement laid out all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement,

Ezekiel 42:20 · BSB

So he measured the area on all four sides. It had a wall all around, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, to separate the holy from the common.

“it is”

Luke 21:24 Revelation 13:1–18 2 Thessalonians 2:3–12 Psalm 79:1 Lamentations 1:10 1 Timothy 4:1–3

Luke 21:24 · BSB

They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

Revelation 13:1–18 · BSB

Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.

2 Thessalonians 2:3–12 · BSB

Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed.

Psalm 79:1 · BSB

The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.

Lamentations 1:10 · BSB

The adversary has seized all her treasures. For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary— those You had forbidden to enter Your assembly.

1 Timothy 4:1–3 · BSB

Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

“and the”

Revelation 21:2 Isaiah 52:1 Revelation 22:19 Matthew 4:5 Matthew 27:53 Isaiah 48:2

Revelation 21:2 · BSB

I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Isaiah 52:1 · BSB

Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.

Revelation 22:19 · BSB

And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book.

Matthew 4:5 · BSB

Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.

Matthew 27:53 · BSB

After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.

Isaiah 48:2 · BSB

who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.

“tread”

Daniel 7:19 Daniel 8:10 Matthew 5:13 Hebrews 10:29 Daniel 8:24 Daniel 8:25

Daniel 7:19 · BSB

Then I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others—extremely terrifying—devouring and crushing with iron teeth and bronze claws, then trampling underfoot whatever was left…

Daniel 8:10 · BSB

It grew as high as the host of heaven, and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the earth and trampled them.

Matthew 5:13 · BSB

You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.

Hebrews 10:29 · BSB

How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

Daniel 8:24 · BSB

His power will be great, but it will not be his own. He will cause terrible destruction and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men along with the holy people.

Daniel 8:25 · BSB

Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he wi…

“forty”

Daniel 7:25 Revelation 12:6 Revelation 11:3 Daniel 12:7 Revelation 11:11 Numbers 14:34

Daniel 7:25 · BSB

He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time.

Revelation 12:6 · BSB

And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.

Revelation 11:3 · BSB

And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”

Daniel 12:7 · BSB

And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and h…

Revelation 11:11 · BSB

But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them.

Numbers 14:34 · BSB

In keeping with the forty days you spied out the land, you shall bear your guilt forty years—a year for each day—and you will experience My alienation.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.

3And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”

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