^22:1Then¹ the angel² showed me the river of the water of life—water as clear as crystal—pouring out³ from the throne of God and of the Lamb, ^22:2flowing down the middle of the city’s⁴ main street.⁵ On each side⁶ of the river is the tree of life producing twelve kinds⁷ of fruit, yielding its fruit every month of the year.⁸ Its leaves are for the healing of the nations.

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Footnotes

1 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
2 Grk “he”; the referent (the angel mentioned in 21:9, 15) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 Grk “proceeding.” Water is more naturally thought to pour out or flow out in English idiom.
4 Grk “its”; the referent (the city, the new Jerusalem) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 The Greek word πλατεῖα (plateia) refers to a major (broad) street (L&N 1.103).
6 Grk “From here and from there.”
7 Or “twelve crops” (one for each month of the year).
8 The words “of the year” are implied.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then he showed me the river of the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the city’s main street. The tree of life was on each side of the river, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree are for healing the nations,

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he showed me the river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming out from the throne of God and of the Lamb in the middle of its street, and on both sides of the river 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.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

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