Revelation 21:11 (YLT)

Passage

having the glory of God, and her light <FI>is<Fi> like a stone most precious, as a jasper stone clear as crystal,

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:9 And there came unto me one of the seven messengers, who have the seven vials that are full of the seven last plagues, and he spake with me, saying, `Come, I will shew thee the bride of the Lamb--the wife,'

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

Revelation 21:11 having the glory of God, and her light <FI>is<Fi> like a stone most precious, as a jasper stone clear as crystal,

Revelation 21:12 having also a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve messengers, and names written thereon, which are <FI>those<Fi> of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel,

Revelation 21:13 at the east three gates, at the north three gates, at the south three gates, at 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 also a wall great and high...", 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.