22And he showed me the river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming out from the throne of God and of the Lamb ²in the middle of its street, and on both sides of the river^a is the tree of life, producing twelve fruits—yielding its fruit according to every month—and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. ³And there will not be any curse any longer, and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his slaves will serve^b him, ⁴and they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. ⁵And night will not exist any longer, and they will not have need of the light of a lamp and the light^c of the sun, because the Lord God will give light to them, and they will reign forever and ever^d.

The Time of Fulfillment is Near

⁶And he said to me, “These words are faithful and true, and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his slaves the things which must take place in a short time.”

⁷“And behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

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Footnotes

aLiterally “of the river from here and from there”
bOr “will worship”
cSome manuscripts have “of the light”
dLiterally “for the ages of the ages”