NASB — Revelation 22 — KJV

The River and the Tree of Life

1 Then° ahe showed° me a briver° of the cwater° of life°, Iclear° das crystal°, coming° from the throne° of God° and of IIthe Lamb°, 2 in the middle° of aits street°. bOn either° side° of the river° was cthe tree° of life°, bearing° twelve° I[kinds of] fruit°, yielding° its fruit° every°° month°; and the leaves° of the tree° were for the healing° of the nations°. 3 aThere will no° longer° be any° curse°; and bthe throne° of God° and of the Lamb° will be in it, and His bond-servants° will cserve° Him; 4 they will asee° His face°, and His bname° [will be] on their cforeheads°. 5 And athere will no° longer° be [any] night°; and they Iwill not have° need° bof the light° of a lamp° nor° the light° of the sun°, because° the Lord° God° will illumine° them; and they will creign° forever° and ever°.

[1] ILit bright IIOr the Lamb. In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was aRv 1:1; 21:9; 22:6 bPs 46:4; Ezk 47:1 cZc 14:8; Rv 7:17; 22:17 dRv 4:6
[2] IOr crops of fruit aRv 21:21 bEzk 47:12 cGn 2:9; Rv 2:7; 22:14, 19
[3] aZc 14:11 bRv 21:3 cRv 7:15
[4] aPs 17:15; 42:2; Mt 5:8 bRv 14:1 cRv 7:3
[5] ILit do not have aZc 14:7; Rv 21:25 bIs 60:19; Rv 21:23 cDn 7:18, 27; Mt 19:28; Ro 5:17; Rv 20:4

6 ¶ And ahe said° to me, “bThese° words° are faithful° and true°”; and the Lord°, the cGod° of the spirits° of the prophets°, dsent° His angel° to show° to His bond-servants° the things which° must° soon° take° place°.

[6] aRv 1:1; 21:9 bRv 19:9; 21:5 c1Co 14:32; He 12:9 dRv 1:1; 22:16

7“And behold°, aI am coming° quickly°. bBlessed° is he who Iheeds° cthe words° of the prophecy° of this° book°.”

[7] ILit keeps aRv 1:3; 3:3, 11; 16:15; 22:12, 20 bRv 1:3; 16:15 cRv 1:11; 22:9, 10, 18f

8aI, John°, am the one who heard° and saw° these° things°. And when° I heard° and saw°, bI fell° down° to worship° at the feet° of the angel° who showed° me these° things°. 9 But ahe *said° to me, “Do not do° that. I am° a bfellow° servant° of yours° and of your brethren° the prophets° and of those° who Iheed° the words° of cthis° book°. Worship° God°.”

[8] aRv 1:1 bRv 19:10
[9] ILit keep aRv 19:10 bRv 1:1 cRv 1:11; 22:10, 18f

The Final Message

10 ¶ And he *said° to me, “aDo not seal° up bthe words° of the prophecy° of this° book°, cfor the time° is near°. 11 aLet 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°.”

[10] aDn 8:26; Rv 10:4 bRv 1:11; 22:9, 18f cRv 1:3
[11] aEzk 3:27; Dn 12:10

12“Behold°, aI am coming° quickly°, and My breward° [is] with Me, cto render° to every° man° Iaccording° to what° he has° done°°. 13 I am the aAlpha° and the Omega°, bthe first° and the last°, cthe beginning° and the end°.”

[12] ILit as his work is aRv 22:7 bIs 40:10; 62:11 cPs 28:4; Jr 17:10; Mt 16:27; Rv 2:23
[13] aRv 1:8 bIs 44:6; 48:12; Rv 1:17; 2:8 cRv 21:6

14 ¶ Blessed° are those° who awash° their robes°, so° that they may have the right° to bthe tree° of life°, and may center° by the dgates° into the city°. 15 aOutside° are the bdogs° and the sorcerers° and the immoral° persons° and the murderers° and the idolaters°, and everyone° who loves° and practices° lying°.

[14] aRv 7:14 bGn 2:9; 3:22; Rv 22:2 cRv 21:27 dRv 21:12
[15] aMt 8:12; 1Co 6:9f; Ga 5:19ff; Rv 21:8 bDt 23:18; Mt 7:6; Php 3:2

16aI, Jesus°, have sent° bMy angel° to testify° to you these° things° Icfor the churches°. I am° dthe root° and the edescendant° of David°, the bright° fmorning° star°.”

[16] IOr concerning aRv 1:1 bRv 1:1; 22:6 cRv 1:4, 11; 3:22 dRv 5:5 eMt 1:1 fMt 2:2; Rv 2:28

17 ¶ The aSpirit° and the bbride° say°, “Come°.” And let the one who hears° say°, “Come°.” And clet the one who is thirsty° come°; let the one who wishes° take° the dwater° of life° without° cost°.

[17] aRv 2:7; 14:13 bRv 21:2, 9 cIs 55:1; Rv 21:6 dRv 7:17; 22:1

18 ¶ I testify° to everyone° who hears° athe words° of the prophecy° of this° book°: if° anyone° badds° to them, God° will add° to him cthe plagues° which are written° in dthis° book°; 19 and if° anyone° atakes° away° from the bwords° of the book° of this° prophecy°, God° will take° away° his part° from cthe tree° of life° and Ifrom the holy° city°, dwhich are written° in this° book°.

[18] aRv 22:7 bDt 4:2; 12:32; Pv 30:6 cRv 15:6-16:21 dRv 22:7
[19] ILit out of aDt 4:2; 12:32; Pv 30:6 bRv 22:7 cRv 22:2 dRv 21:10-22:5

20 ¶ He who atestifies° to these° things° says°, “Yes°, bI am coming° quickly°.” Amen°. cCome°, Lord° Jesus°.

[20] aRv 1:2 bRv 22:7 c1Co 16:22

21aThe grace° of the Lord° Jesus° be with Iall°. Amen.

[21] IOne early ms reads the saints aRo 16:20


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The river of the water of life.

1 ¶ Andº he shewedºª meº a pureº riverº of waterº of life,º clearº asº crystal,º proceedingºª out ofº the² throneº of Godº andº of the² Lamb.º

[1] Ps 36:8, 9; 46:4; Is 41:18; 48:18; 66:12; Jr 2:13; 17:13; Ezk 47:1; Zc 14:8; Jn 4:10, 14; 7:38; 14:16; 15:26; 16:7; Ac 1:4; 2:33; Rv 3:21; 4:5; 5:6, 13; 7:10, 17; 21:6, 11.

The tree of life.

2 Inº the midstº of the² streetº of it,º andº on either¹ sideº² of the² river,º [was there] the treeº of life,º which bareºª twelveº [manner of] fruits,º [and] yieldedºª her¹² fruitº everyººº month:º andº the² leavesº of the² treeº [were] forº the healingº of the² nations.º 3 Andº there shall beºª no¹ moreºº² curse:º butº the² throneº of Godº andº of the² Lambº shall beºª inº it;º andº his¹² servantsº shall serveºª him:º 4 Andº they shall seeºª hisº face;º andº hisº nameº [shall be] inº their¹² foreheads.º

[2] Gn 2:9; 3:22; Ps 147:3; Pv 3:18; Is 6:10; 57:18; Jr 17:14; Ezk 47:1, 8, 12; Ho 14:4; Mal 4:2; Lk 4:18; 1P 2:24; Rv 2:7; 21:21, 24; 22:1, 14.
[3] Gn 3:10; Dt 27:26; Ps 16:11; 17:15; Is 12:6; Ezk 48:35; Zc 14:11; Mt 25:21, 41; Jn 12:26; 14:3; 17:24; Rv 7:15; 21:4, 22.
[4] Jb 33:26; Ps 4:6; Is 33:17; 35:2; 40:5; Ezk 33:18, 23; Mt 5:8; Jn 12:26; 17:24; 1Co 13:12; He 12:14; 1Jn 3:2; Rv 3:12; 14:1.

The light of the city of God is himself.

5 Andº there shall beºª noº nightº there;º andº they needº² noº candle,º¹ª neitherº lightº of the sun;º for¹ the Lordº Godº giveth¹ª them¹ light:ºª² andº they shall reignºª for¹ ever¹ and ever.º² 6 Andº he saidºª unto me,º Theseº sayingsº [are] faithfulº andº true:º andº the Lordº Godº of the² holyº prophetsº sentºª his¹² angelº to shewºª unto his¹² servantsº the things whichº mustºª shortlyºº be done.ºª 7 Behold,ºª I comeºª quickly:º blessedº [is] he that keepethºª the² sayingsº of the² prophecyº of thisº book.º 8 Andº Iº Johnº sawºª these things,º andº heardºª [them]. Andº whenº I had heardºª andº seen,ºª I fell downºª to worshipºª beforeº the² feetº of the² angelº which¹ shewedºª meº these things.º

[5] Ps 36:9; 84:11; Pv 4:18; Is 60:19; Dn 7:18, 27; Mt 25:34, 46; Ro 5:17; 2Ti 2:12; 1P 1:3; Rv 3:21; 11:15; 18:23; 21:22.
[6] Gn 41:32; Dn 3:28; 6:22; Mt 13:41; Lk 1:70; 16:16; Ac 3:18; 12:11; Ro 1:2; 1Co 7:29; 2Th 1:7; 1P 1:11; 2P 1:21; 3:2, 8; Rv 1:1; 18:20; 19:9; 21:5; 22:7.
[7] Rv 1:3; 3:11; 22:9, 10, 12, 20.
[8] Rv 19:10, 19.

The angel will not be worshipped.

9 Thenº saith² he¹ª unto me,º Seeºª [thou do it] not:º forº I amºª thyº fellowservant,º andº of thyº brethrenº the² prophets,º andº of them which keepºª the² sayingsº of thisº book:º worshipºª God.º 10 Andº he saithºª unto me,º Sealºª notº the² sayingsº of the² prophecyº of thisº book:º forº the² timeº isºª at hand.º 11 He that is unjust,ºª let him be unjustºª still:º andº he which is filthy,ºª let him be filthyºª still:º andº he that is righteous,º let him be righteousºª still:º andº he that is holy,º let him be holyºª still.º 12 And,º behold,ºª I comeºª quickly;º andº myº rewardº [is] withº me,º to giveºª every manº according asº his¹² workº shall be.ºª 13 Iº amºª Alphaº andº Omega,º the beginningº andº the end,º the² firstº andº the² last.º 14 Blessedº [are] they that doºª his¹² commandments,º thatº theyº may haveºª rightº toº the² treeº of life,º andº may enter¹ª in² through the² gatesº intoº the² city.º 15 Forº withoutº [are] dogs,º andº sorcerers,º andº whoremongers,º andº murderers,º andº idolaters,º andº whosoeverº lovethºª andº makethºª a lie.º 16 Iº Jesusº have sentºª mineº angelº to testifyºª unto youº these thingsº inº the² churches.º Iº amºª the² rootº andº the² offspringº of David,º [and] the² brightº andº morningº star.º 17 Andº the² Spiritº andº the² brideº say,ºª Come.ºª Andº let him that hearethºª say,ºª Come.ºª Andº let him that is athirstºª come.ºª Andº whosoever² will,ºª let him takeºª the² waterº of lifeº freely.º

[9] Ex 34:14; Dt 4:19; 2K 17:36; Ps 45:11; Mt 4:9; Lk 4:7; Jn 4:22; Col 2:18; 1Jn 5:20; Rv 4:10; 9:20; 14:7; 15:4; 19:10.
[10] Is 8:16; 13:6; Ezk 12:23; Dn 8:26; 12:4, 9; Mt 10:27; Ro 13:12; 2Th 2:3; 1P 4:7; Rv 1:3; 5:1; 10:4; 22:12, 16, 20.
[11] Jb 17:9; Ps 81:12; Pv 1:24; 4:18; 14:32; Ec 11:3; Ezk 3:27; Dn 12:10; Mt 5:6; 15:14; 21:19; 25:10; Jn 8:21; Ep 5:27; Col 1:22; 2Ti 3:13; Jde 1:24; Rv 7:13; 16:8, 21; 22:3.
[12] Is 3:10; 40:10; 62:11; Zp 1:14; Mt 16:27; Ro 2:6; 14:12; 1Co 3:8, 14; 9:17; Rv 11:18; 20:12; 22:7.
[13] Is 41:4; 44:6; 48:12; Rv 1:8, 11; 21:6.
[14] Ps 106:3; 112:1; 119:1; Is 56:1; Dn 12:12; Mt 7:21; Lk 12:37; Jn 4:12; 10:7, 9; 14:6, 15, 21; 15:10; 1Co 7:19; 8:9; 9:5; Ga 5:6; 1Jn 3:3, 23; 5:3; Rv 2:7; 21:27; 22:2, 7.
[15] 1K 22:8, 21; Is 9:15; 47:9, 12; 57:3; Jr 5:31; Mal 3:5; Jn 3:18; 8:46; Ac 8:11; 13:6; 1Co 6:9; Ga 5:19; Ep 5:3; Php 3:2; Col 3:6; 2Th 2:10; Rv 9:20, 21; 17:1; 18:23; 21:8, 27.
[16] Nu 24:17; Is 11:1; Zc 6:12; Mt 2:2, 7; 22:42, 45; Lk 1:78; Ro 1:3; 9:5; 2P 1:19; Rv 1:1; 2:7, 11, 17, 28, 29; 3:6, 13, 22; 5:5; 22:1, 6, 11, 20.
[17] Ps 34:8; Is 2:3, 5; 12:3; 48:16; 55:1; Jr 50:5; Mi 4:2; Zc 8:21; Jn 1:39; 4:10, 14, 29; 7:37; 16:7; Ro 3:24; 1Co 2:12; 1Th 1:5; Rv 21:2, 6, 9; 22:16.

Nothing may be added to the Word of God, nor taken therefrom.

18 Forº I testifyºª unto every manº that hearethºª the² wordsº of the² prophecyº of thisº book,º Ifº any manº shall addºª untoº these things,º Godº shall addºª untoº himº the² plaguesº that are writtenºª inº thisº book:º 19 Andº ifº any manº shall take awayºª fromº the² wordsº of the bookº of this¹² prophecy,º Godº shall take awayºª hisº partº out ofº the bookº of life,º andº out ofº the² holyº city,º andº [from] the things which are writtenºª inº this¹² book.º 20 He which testifiethºª these thingsº saith,ºª Surelyº I comeºª quickly.º Amen.º Even so,º come,ºª Lordº Jesus.º 21 The² graceº of ourº Lordº Jesusº Christº [be] withº youº all.º Amen.º

[18] Lv 26:18, 24, 28, 37; Dt 4:2; 12:32; Pv 30:6; Mt 15:6, 13; Ep 4:17; 1Th 4:6; Rv 1:3; 3:14; 14:10; 15:1; 16:1; 19:20; 20:10, 15; 22:16.
[19] Ex 32:33; Ps 69:28; Lk 11:52; Rv 1:3; 2:7, 11, 17, 18, 26; 3:4, 5, 12, 21; 7:9; 13:8; 14:13; 21:2, 22; 22:2, 12.
[20] So 8:14; Is 25:9; Jn 21:25; 2Ti 4:8; He 9:28; 2P 3:12; Rv 1:18; 22:7, 10, 12, 18.
[21] Ro 1:7; 16:20, 24; 2Co 13:14; Ep 6:23; 2Th 3:18; Rv 1:4.


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