Rev 22 | ESV | STEP | Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life , bright as crystal , flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

1 Then the angel ^{▼▼Greek he} showed me ^bthe river of ^cthe water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 through the middle of ^dthe street of the city; ^ealso, on either side of the river, ^fthe tree of life ^{▼▼Or the Lamb. In the midst of the street of the city, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life} with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were ^hfor the healing of the nations. 3 ⁱNo longer will there be anything accursed, but ^jthe throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and ^khis servants ^{▼▼Greek bondservants; also verse 6} will worship him. 4 ^mThey will see his face, and ⁿhis name will be on their foreheads. 5 And ^onight will be no more. They will need no light of lamp ^por sun, for ^qthe Lord God will be their light, and ^rthey will reign forever and ever.

Jesus Is Coming

6 And he said to me, ^s“These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of ^tthe spirits of the prophets, ^uhas sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”

7 “And behold, ^vI am coming soon. ^wBlessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

8 I, ^xJohn, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, ^yI fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, 9 ^zbut he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant ^{▼▼Greek fellow bondservant} with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those ^abwho keep the words of this book. Worship God.”

10 And he said to me, ^ac“Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. 11 ^adLet the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.”

12 “Behold, ^aeI am coming soon, ^afbringing my recompense with me, ^agto repay each one for what he has done. 13 ^ahI am the Alpha and the Omega, ^aithe first and the last, ^ajthe beginning and the end.”

14 Blessed are those who ^akwash their robes, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts do his commandments} so that they may have the right to ^amthe tree of life and that ^anthey may enter the city by the gates. 15 ^aoOutside are ^apthe dogs ^aqand sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

16 ^ar“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things ^asfor the churches. I am ^atthe root and ^authe descendant of David, ^avthe bright morning star.”

17 The Spirit and ^awthe Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And ^axlet the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the ^aywater of life without price.

18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: ^azif anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in ^bathe tree of life and in ^bbthe holy city, which are described in this book.

20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely ^bcI am coming soon.” Amen. ^bdCome, Lord Jesus!

21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts all the saints} Amen.