1And he showed me
the pure river of
water of life, as bright as crystal,
issuing out of the throne of God and of the lamb.
2In
the middle of its street, with the river on either side,
was the tree of life, yielding twelve
kinds of fruit every month,
in each
month yielding its fruit, whereas the leaves of the tree
were for
the healing of the nations.
3And there will not be any curse any more, and the throne of God and of the lamb will be in it, and his servants will serve him.
4And they will see his face, and his name
will be on their foreheads.
5And there will not be
any night there, and they
will not need a lamp or sunlight, because
the Lord God will illuminate them, and they will reign throughout the durations of the ages.
6And he said to me, “These words
are faithful and true, and
the Lord God of the spirits of the prophets has sent his angel to show his servants what must happen shortly.
7And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed
is he
who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
8And I John
am the
one who heard and saw these
things. And when I heard and saw
them, I fell
down to worship at the feet of the angel who
was showing me these
things.
9But he said to me, “Watch out that
you do not
do that. I am your fellow servant, and
one of your brothers the prophets, and those
who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”
10And he said to me, “
Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of
this book, for the time is near.
11Let him
who acts unjustly act
all the more unjustly, and let him
who is sordid act
all the more sordidly, and let him
who is righteous work
all the more righteousness, and let him
who is holy be
all the more sanctified.
12Behold, I am coming quickly, and my reward
is with me,
to give what is due to each one as his work proves to be.
13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
14Blessed
are those
who carry out his commandments, so that the right to the tree of life may be theirs, and that they may enter the city by the gates.
15Outside
are the dogs and the sorcerers and the fornicators and the murderers and the idolaters and everyone
who loves and perpetrates falsehood.”
16“I Jesus have sent my angel to testify these
things to you concerning the churches. I am
the root and offspring of David, the bright morning star.
17And the spirit and the bride say, ‘Come.’ And let him
who hears say, ‘Come.’ And let him
who is thirsty come;
let him who wishes take the water of life
freely.
18I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book:
if anyone adds to them, may God add to him the plagues written in this book,
19and
if anyone removes anything from the words of the book of this prophecy, may God remove his part from the tree of life and from the holy city – the
things written in this book.”
20He
who testifies to these
things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.” Amen. Yes, come Lord Jesus.
21The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ
be with all the saints. Amen.
Reference(s) in Chapter 22: v.1 ↔ Ezekiel 47:1, Zechariah 14:8 ● v.5 ↔ Isaiah 60:19 ● v.10 ↔ Daniel 8:26, Daniel 12:4 ● v.12 ↔ Psalm 62:13MT (Psalm 62:12AV), Jeremiah 17:10, Jeremiah 32:19 ● v.13 ↔ Isaiah 41:4, Isaiah 44:6, Isaiah 48:12 ● v.16 ↔ Isaiah 11:10 ● v.17 ↔ Isaiah 55:1 ● v.18 ↔ Deuteronomy 4:2, Deuteronomy 13:1MT (Deuteronomy 12:32AV), Deuteronomy 13:1, Proverbs 30:6 ● v.19 ↔ Deuteronomy 4:2, Deuteronomy 13:1MT (Deuteronomy 12:32AV), Deuteronomy 13:1.