22:1 And he showed me a river of the water of life, ①clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of ②the Lamb,
▷ ①Lit bright ②Or the Lamb. In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was
22:2 in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve ①kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
▷ ①Or crops of fruit
22:3 There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him;
22:4 they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.
22:5 And there will no longer be any night; and they ①will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illuminate them; and they will reign forever and ever.
▷ ①Lit do not have
22:6 And he said to me, “These words are faithful and true”; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show His bond-servants the things which must soon take place.
22:7 “And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is the one who ①keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
▷ ①Or follows
22:8 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 showed me these things.
22:9 And he *said to me, “ ①Do not do that; I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brothers the prophets, and of those who ②keep the words of this book. Worship God!”
▷ ①Lit See that you do not ②Or follows
22:10 And he *said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.
22:11 Let the one who does wrong still do wrong, and the one who is filthy still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous still practice righteousness, and the one who is holy still keep himself holy.”
22:12 “Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to reward each one as his work ①deserves.
▷ ①Lit is
22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”
22:14 Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they will have the right to the tree of life, and may enter the city by the gates.
22:15 Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral persons, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.
22:16 “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you of these things ①for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”
▷ ①Or concerning
22:17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires, take the water of life without cost.
22:18 I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book;
22:19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and ①from the holy city, which are written in this book.
▷ ①Lit out of
22:20 He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
22:21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with ①all. Amen.
▷ ①One early ms the saints