King James Version

Revelation 21:1

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “had passed away” (ἀπῆλθαν,) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “is gone by” (παρῆλθεν) before and here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶδονeidonseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).I sawοὐρανὸνouranonheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the object formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenκαινὸνkainona newκαινός (kainos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “a new”, the object formG2537fresh, new, unused, novel.This verse uses “new”.a newκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andγῆνgēnearthγῆ (gē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “earth”, the object formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.earthκαινήνkainēnnewκαινός (kainos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “new”, the object formG2537fresh, new, unused, novel.This verse uses “new”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.πρῶτοςprōtosfirstπρῶτοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “first”, the subject formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.οὐρανὸςouranosheavenοὐρανόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the subject formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πρώτηprōtēfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “first”, the subject formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.γῆgēearthγῆnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “earth”, the subject formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.ἀπῆλθανapēlthanto go awayἀπέρχομαι (aperchomai)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to go away”, a single actionG565I come or go away from, depart, return, arrive, go after, follow.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θάλασσαthalassaseaθάλασσαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “sea”, the subject formG2281(a) the sea, in contrast to the land, (b) a particular sea or lake, e.g. the sea of Galilee (Tiberias), the Red Sea.seaοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἔστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἔτιetistillἔτιadverb — “still”G2089(a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition.This verse uses “still”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

παρῆλθενparēlthenwere passed awayπαρέρχομαι (parerchomai)verb, second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “were passed away”, a single actionG3928I pass by, pass away, pass out of sight; I am rendered void, become vain, neglect, disregard.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth did pass away, and the sea is not any more;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth did pass away, and the sea is not any more;

World English Bible

I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more.

Darby Translation

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea exists no more.

Douay-Rheims

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth. For the first heaven and the first earth was gone, and the sea is now no more.

Alludes to

Isaiah 65:17 Isaiah 65:17 · King James VersionFor, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.Isaiah 65:17 · King James VersionOpen the Source
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.