Revelation, 22

1. Then the angel showed me the river of life, rising from the throne of God and of the Lamb and flowing crystal-clear.

1. Then he showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

2. Down the middle of the city street, on either bank of the river were the trees of life, which bear twelve crops of fruit in a year, one in each month, and the leaves of which are the cure for the nations.

2. 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; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

3. The curse of destruction will be abolished. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city; his servants will worship him,

3. There shall no more be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and his servants shall worship him;

4. they will see him face to face, and his name will be written on their foreheads.

4. they shall see his face, and his name shall be on their foreheads.

5. And night will be abolished; they will not need lamplight or sunlight, because the Lord God will be shining on them. They will reign for ever and ever.

5. And night shall be no more; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they shall reign for ever and ever.

6. The angel said to me, 'All that you have written is sure and will come true: the Lord God who inspires the prophets has sent his angel to reveal to his servants what is soon to take place.

6. And he said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.

7. I am coming soon!' Blessed are those who keep the prophetic message of this book.

7. And behold, I am coming soon." Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.

8. I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I had heard and seen them all, I knelt at the feet of the angel who had shown them to me, to worship him;

8. I John am he 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 them to me;

9. but he said, 'Do no such thing: I am your fellow-servant and the fellow-servant of your brothers the prophets and those who keep the message of this book. God alone you must worship.'

9. but he said to me, "You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brethren the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God."

10. This, too, he said to me, 'Do not keep the prophecies in this book a secret, because the Time is close.

10. And he said to me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.

11. Meanwhile let the sinner continue sinning, and the unclean continue to be unclean; let the upright continue in his uprightness, and those who are holy continue to be holy.

11. Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy."

12. Look, I am coming soon, and my reward is with me, to repay everyone as their deeds deserve.

12. "Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense, to repay every one for what he has done.

13. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

13. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."

14. Blessed are those who will have washed their robes clean, so that they will have the right to feed on the tree of life and can come through the gates into the city.

14. Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates.

15. Others must stay outside: dogs, fortune-tellers, and the sexually immoral, murderers, idolaters, and everyone of false speech and false life.'

15. Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and fornicators and murderers and idolaters, and every one who loves and practices falsehood.

16. I, Jesus, have sent my angel to attest these things to you for the sake of the churches. I am the sprig from the root of David and the bright star of the morning.

16. "I Jesus have sent my angel to you with this testimony for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright morning star."

17. The Spirit and the Bride say, 'Come!' Let everyone who listens answer, 'Come!' Then let all who are thirsty come: all who want it may have the water of life, and have it free.

17. The Spirit and the Bride say, "Come." And let him who hears say, "Come." And let him who is thirsty come, let him who desires take the water of life without price.

18. This is my solemn attestation to all who hear the prophecies in this book: if anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him every plague mentioned in the book;

18. I warn every one who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if any one adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book,

19. if anyone cuts anything out of the prophecies in this book, God will cut off his share of the tree of life and of the holy city, which are described in the book.

19. and if any one takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.

20. The one who attests these things says: I am indeed coming soon. Amen; come, Lord Jesus.

20. He who testifies to these things says, "Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

21. May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with you all. Amen.

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