Revelation 22 - International Standard Version (ISV)

The Vision of the River of the Water of Life

22 Then the angel^[a] showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal. It was flowing from the throne of God and the lamb. ²Between the city street and the river, the tree of life was visible from each side. It produced twelve kinds of fruit, each month having its own fruit. The leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. ³There will no longer be any curse. The throne of God and the lamb will be in the city.^[b] His servants will worship him ⁴and see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. ⁵There will be no more night, and they will not need any light from lamps or the sun because the Lord God will shine on them. They will rule forever and ever.

He is Coming Soon

⁶He told me, “These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord God of the spirits and of the prophets has sent his messenger^[c] to show his servants the things that must happen soon.”

⁷“See! I am coming soon! How blessed is the person who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book!”

The Vision of an Exhortation to Worship God

⁸I, John, heard and saw these things. When I had heard and seen them, I bowed down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing me these things. ⁹But he told me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you, your brothers the prophets, and those who keep the words in this book. Worship God!”

¹⁰Then he told me, “Don’t seal up the words of the prophecy in this book, because the time is near. ¹¹Let the one who does what is evil continue to do what is evil. Let the filthy person continue to be filthy. Let the righteous person continue to do what is right. And let the holy person continue to be holy.”

Concluding Benediction

¹²“See! I am coming soon! My reward is with me to repay everyone according to his behavior. ¹³I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.^[d]

¹⁴“How blessed are those who wash their robes^[e] so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city! ¹⁵Outside are dogs, sorcerers, immoral people, murderers, idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

¹⁶“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give this testimony to you for the churches. I am the root and descendant of David, the bright morning star.”

Concluding Invitation

¹⁷The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!”

Let everyone who hears this say, “Come!”

Let everyone who is thirsty come!

Let anyone who wants the water of life take it as a gift!

Concluding Warning

¹⁸I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy in this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will strike him with the plagues that are written in this book. ¹⁹If anyone takes away any words from the book of this prophecy, God will take away his portion of the tree of life and the holy city that are described in this book.

Epilogue

²⁰The one who is testifying to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!”

Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!

²¹May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints.

Amen.^[f]

Footnotes

Revelation 22:1 Lit. he
Revelation 22:3 Lit. in it
Revelation 22:6 Or angel
Revelation 22:13 The speaker possibly concludes his quotation here rather than at the end of vs. 16.
Revelation 22:14 Other mss. read who do his commandments
Revelation 22:21 Other mss. lack Amen

Revelation 22 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Revelation 22 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

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Revelation 22 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

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Revelation 22 - Revised Geneva Translation (RGT)

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Revelation 22 - New Testament for Everyone (NTE)

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Revelation 22 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

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Revelation 22 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)

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Revelation 22 - New Living Translation (NLT)

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