Then Jesus placed his hands on the man’s eyes again,
and his eyes were opened.
His sight was completely restored,
and he could see everything clearly.

…About three o’clock in the morning
Jesus came toward them,
walking on the water…
They were all terrified when they saw him…
“Don’t be afraid,”
he said,
“Take courage!
I am here!”
…They were totally amazed,
for they still didn’t understand the significance
of the miracle of the loaves.
Their hearts were too hard to take it in.
(Jamaica Beach, TX)
Then Jesus told them,
“A prophet is honored everywhere except
in his own hometown and among his relatives
and his own family.”
And because of their unbelief,
he couldn’t do any miracles among them
except to place his hands on a few sick people
and heal them.
And he was amazed at their unbelief.
The wall was made of jasper,
and the city was pure gold,
as clear as glass.
The wall of the city was built on foundation stones
inlaid with twelve precious stones:
the first was jasper,
the second sapphire,
the third agate,
the fourth emerald,
the fifth onyx,
the sixth carnelian,
the seventh chrysolite,
the eighth beryl,
the ninth topaz,
the tenth chrysoprase,
the eleventh jacinth,
the twelfth amethyst.
The twelve gates were made of pearls—
each gate from a single pearl!
And the main street was pure gold,
as clear as glass.
The city wall was broad and high,
with twelve gates guarded by twelve angels.
and the names of the twelve tribes of Israel
were written on the gates.
The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones,
and on them were written the names
of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
The wall was made of jasper,
and the city was pure gold,
as clear as glass.
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth,
for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared.
And the sea was also gone.
And I saw the holy city,
the new Jerusalem,
coming down from God out of heaven
like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
I heard a loud shout from the throne,
saying,
“Look,
God’s home is now among his people!
He will live with them,
and they will be his people.
God himself will be with them.