Revelation 21:11 (ASV)

Passage

having the glory of God: her light was like unto a stone most precious, as it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal:

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:9 And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues; and he spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.

Revelation 21:10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

Revelation 21:11 having the glory of God: her light was like unto a stone most precious, as it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal:

Revelation 21:12 having a wall great and high; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written thereon, which are [the names] of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

Revelation 21:13 on the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "having", "glory", "like", "stone", "most", "precious", and "jasper". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "having", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And he carried me away in the..." into verse 12's "having a wall great and high having...", so "light" and "having" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "light" and "having" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.