Revelation 22

¹Then [the angel] showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

²down the middle of the main street of [the city]. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit [and] yielding [a fresh] crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree [are] for [the] healing of the nations.

³No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within [the city], and His servants will worship Him.

⁴They will see His face, and His name [will be] on their foreheads.

⁵There will be no more night [in the city], and they will have no need for [the] light of a lamp [or] of [the] sun. For [the] Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever [and] ever.

⁶Then [the angel] said to me, “These words [are] faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.”

⁷“Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed [is] the [one who] keeps the words of prophecy in this book.

⁸And I, John, [am] the [one who] heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen [them], I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.

⁹[But] he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”

¹⁰Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near.

¹¹{Let} the unrighteous continue to be unrighteous, and the vile continue to be vile; {let} the righteous continue to practice righteousness, and the holy continue to be holy.”

¹²“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward [is] with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.

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

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

¹⁵[But] outside [are] the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

¹⁶“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.

¹⁷The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” {Let} the [one who] hears say, “Come!” And {let} the [one who] is thirsty come, [and] the [one who] desires [the] water of life [drink] freely.

¹⁸I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to [them], God will add to him the plagues described in this book.

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

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

²¹The grace of the Lord Jesus [be] with all the saints. Amen.