New Living Translation

New King James Version

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.

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The River of Life

And he showed me a [a]pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.

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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,a with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations.

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In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

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No longer will there be a curse upon anything. For the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his servants will worship him.

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And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him.

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And they will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads.

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They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads.

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And there will be no night there — no need for lamps or sun — for the Lord God will shine on them. And they will reign forever and ever.

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There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.

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Then the angel said to me, “Everything you have heard and seen is trustworthy and true. The Lord God, who inspires his prophets,b has sent his angel to tell his servants what will happen soon.c”
Jesus Is Coming

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The Time Is Near

Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the [b]holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place.

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“Look, I am coming soon! Blessed are those who obey the words of prophecy written in this book.d”

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“Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

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I, John, am the one who heard and saw all 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.

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Now I, John, [c]saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.

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But he said, “No, don’t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers the prophets, as well as all who obey what is written in this book. Worship only God!”

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Then he said to me, “See that you do not do that. [d]For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”

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Then he instructed me, “Do not seal up the prophetic words in this book, for the time is near.

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And he said to me, “Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand.

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Let the one who is doing harm continue to do harm; let the one who is vile continue to be vile; let the one who is righteous continue to live righteously; let the one who is holy continue to be holy.”

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He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him [e]be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.”

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“Look, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds.

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Jesus Testifies to the Churches

“And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.

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

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I am the Alpha and the Omega, the [f]Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”

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Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will be permitted to enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life.

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Blessed are those who [g]do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.

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Outside the city are the dogs — the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idol worshipers, and all who love to live a lie.

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[h]But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.

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“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this message for the churches. I am both the source of David and the heir to his throne.e I am the bright morning star.”

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“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”

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The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” Let anyone who hears this say, “Come.” Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life.

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And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.

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And I solemnly declare to everyone who hears the words of prophecy written in this book: If anyone adds anything to what is written here, God will add to that person the plagues described in this book.

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A Warning

[i]For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, [j]God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book;

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And if anyone removes any of the words from this book of prophecy, God will remove that person’s share in the tree of life and in the holy city that are described in this book.

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and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God[k] shall take away his part from the [l]Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

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He who is the faithful witness to all these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!”
Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!

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I Am Coming Quickly

He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.”
Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

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May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s holy people.f

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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be [m]with you all. Amen.

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Revelation 22

Revelation 22