Revelation 22 (English Standard Version)

Revelation 22

The River of Life

 ¹Then the angel^[a] showed me^(A) the river of^(B) the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb ²through the middle of^(C) the street of the city;^(D) also, on either side of the river,^(E) the tree of life^[b] with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were^(F) for the healing of the nations. ^3(G) No longer will there be anything accursed, but^(H) the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and^(I) his servants^[c] will worship him. ^4(J) They will see his face, and^(K) his name will be on their foreheads. ⁵And^(L) night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp^(M) or sun, for^(N) the Lord God will be their light, and^(O) they will reign forever and ever.

Jesus Is Coming

 ⁶And he said to me,^(P) "These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of^(Q) the spirits of the prophets,^(R) has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place."

 ⁷"And behold,^(S) I am coming soon.^(T) Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book."

 ⁸I,^(U) John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them,^(V) I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, ^9(W) but he said to me, "You must not do that! I am a fellow servant^[d] with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those^(X) who keep the words of this book. Worship God."

 ¹⁰And he said to me,^(Y) "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. ^11(Z) Let 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,^(AA) I am coming soon,^(AB) bringing my recompense with me,^(AC) to repay everyone for what he has done. ^13(AD) I am the Alpha and the Omega,^(AE) the first and the last,^(AF) the beginning and the end."

 ¹⁴Blessed are those who^(AG) wash their robes,^[e] so that they may have the right to^(AH) the tree of life and that^(AI) they may enter the city by the gates. ^15(AJ) Outside are^(AK) the dogs^(AL) and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

 ^16(AM) "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things^(AN) for the churches. I am^(AO) the root and^(AP) the descendant of David,^(AQ) the bright morning star."

 ¹⁷The Spirit and^(AR) the Bride say, "Come." And let the one who hears say, "Come." And^(AS) let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the^(AT) water of life without price.

 ¹⁸I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book:^(AU) 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 the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in^(AV) the tree of life and in^(AW) the holy city, which are described in this book.

 ²⁰He who testifies to these things says, "Surely^(AX) I am coming soon." Amen.^(AY) Come, Lord Jesus!

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