John Testifies About Jesus

²⁹ The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God,^(A) who takes away the sin of the world!^(B)

⁶⁴ “You have said so,”^(A) Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One^(B) and coming on the clouds of heaven.”^[a](C)

²⁵ Jesus said to her, “I am^(A) the resurrection and the life.^(B) The one who believes^(C) in me will live, even though they die;

² I saw the Holy City,^(A) the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,^(B) prepared as a bride^(C) beautifully dressed for her husband. ³ And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them.^(D) They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.^{(E) 4} ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes.^(F) There will be no more death’^[a](G) or mourning or crying or pain,^(H) for the old order of things has passed away.”^(I)

⁵ He who was seated on the throne^(J) said, “I am making everything new!”^(K) Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”^(L)

⁶ He said to me: “It is done.^(M) I am the Alpha and the Omega,^(N) the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost^(O) from the spring of the water of life.^{(P) 7} Those who are victorious^(Q) will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children.^{(R) 8} But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars^(S)—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur.^(T) This is the second death.”^(U)

The New Jerusalem, the Bride of the Lamb

⁹ One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues^(V) came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride,^(W) the wife of the Lamb.”

¹⁷ The Spirit^(A) and the bride^(B) say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.^(C)

⁵ Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion^(A) of the tribe of Judah,^(B) the Root of David,^(C) has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

⁶ Then I saw a Lamb,^(D) looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures^(E) and the elders.^(F) The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes,^(G) which are the seven spirits^[a](H) of God sent out into all the earth.