22Then the angel showed me the river^t of the water of life,^u as clear as crystal,^v flowing^w from the throne of God and of the Lamb ²down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life,^x bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.^y ³No longer will there be any curse.^z The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.^a ⁴They will see his face,^b and his name will be on their foreheads.^c ⁵There will be no more night.^d They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light.^e And they will reign for ever and ever.^f

John and the Angel

⁶The angel said to me,^g “These words are trustworthy and true.^h The Lord, the God who inspires the prophets,ⁱ sent his angel^j to show his servants the things that must soon take place.”

⁷“Look, I am coming soon!^k Blessed^l is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.”^m

⁸I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things.ⁿ And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet^o of the angel who had been showing them to me. ⁹But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll.^p Worship God!”^q

¹⁰Then he told me, “Do not seal up^r the words of the prophecy of this scroll,^s because the time is near.^t ¹¹Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy.”^u

Epilogue: Invitation and Warning

¹²“Look, I am coming soon!^v My reward is with me,^w and I will give to each person according to what they have done.^x ¹³I am the Alpha and the Omega,^y the First and the Last,^z the Beginning and the End.^a

¹⁴“Blessed are those who wash their robes,^b that they may have the right to the tree of life^c and may go through the gates^d into the city.^e ¹⁵Outside^f are the dogs,^g those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

¹⁶“I, Jesus,^h have sent my angelⁱ to give you^a this testimony for the churches.^j I am the Root^k and the Offspring of David,^l and the bright Morning Star.”^m

¹⁷The Spiritⁿ and the bride^o say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.^p

¹⁸I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll:^q If anyone adds anything to them,^r God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll.^s ¹⁹And if anyone takes words away^t from this scroll of prophecy,^u God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life^v and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.

²⁰He who testifies to these things^w says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”^x

Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.^y

²¹The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people.^z Amen.

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Footnotes

aThe Greek is plural.

Cross references

t Ps 36:8; 46:4
uver 17; See Jn 4:10
v Rev 4:6
w Eze 47:1; Zec 14:8
xSee Rev 2:7
y Eze 47:12
z Zec 14:11
a Rev 7:15
bSee Mt 5:8
cSee Rev 7:3
d Rev 21:25; Zec 14:7
e Isa 60:19, 20; Rev 21:23
f Da 7:27; Rev 20:4
g Rev 1:1
h Rev 21:5
i 1 Co 14:32; Heb 12:9
jver 16; Rev 1:1
kver 12, 20; See Mt 16:27
l Rev 1:3; 16:15
mver 10, 18, 19
nSee Rev 1:1
o Rev 19:10
pver 10, 18, 19
q Rev 19:10
r Da 8:26; Rev 10:4
sver 7, 18, 19
tSee Ro 13:11
u Eze 3:27; Da 12:10
vver 7, 20; See Mt 16:27
w Isa 40:10; 62:11
xSee Mt 16:27
y Rev 1:8
zSee Rev 1:17
a Rev 21:6
b Rev 7:14
cSee Rev 2:7
dSee Rev 21:12
eSee Rev 21:27
f Dt 23:18; 1 Co 6:9, 10; Gal 5:19–21; Col 3:5, 6; Rev 21:8
g Php 3:2
h Rev 1:1
iver 6
j Rev 1:4
kSee Rev 5:5
lSee Mt 1:1
m 2 Pe 1:19; Rev 2:28
n Rev 2:7; 14:13
oSee Rev 19:7
pSee Jn 4:10
qver 7, 10, 19
r Dt 4:2; 12:32; Pr 30:6
s Rev 15:6–16:21
t Dt 4:2; 12:32; Pr 30:6
uver 7, 10, 18
vSee Rev 2:7
w Rev 1:2
xver 7, 12; See Mt 16:27
y 1 Co 16:22
zSee Ro 16:20