Revelation 21:23 (GNV)

Passage

And this citie hath no neede of the sunne, neither of the moone to shine in it: for the glorie of God did light it: and the Lambe is the light of it.

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:21 And the twelue gates were twelue pearles, and euery gate is of one pearle, and the streete of the citie is pure golde, as shining glasse.

Revelation 21:22 And I sawe no Temple therein: for the Lord God almightie and the Lambe are the Temple of it.

Revelation 21:23 And this citie hath no neede of the sunne, neither of the moone to shine in it: for the glorie of God did light it: and the Lambe is the light of it.

Revelation 21:24 And the people which are saued, shall walke in the light of it: and the Kings of the earth shall bring their glorie and honour vnto it.

Revelation 21:25 And the gates of it shall not be shut by day: for there shalbe no night there.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "citie", "hath", "neede", "sunne", "neither", "moone", and "shine". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "citie", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "And I sawe no Temple therein for..." into verse 24's "And the people which are saued shall...", so "light" and "citie" 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 "citie" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.