Revelation 21:22-22:5

Contemporary English Version

²² I did not see a temple there. The Lord God All-Powerful and the Lamb were its temple. ^23 (A) And the city did not need the sun or the moon. The glory of God was shining on it, and the Lamb was its light.

^24 (B) Nations will walk by the light of that city, and kings will bring their riches there. ^25 (C) Its gates are always open during the day, and night never comes. ²⁶ The glorious treasures of nations will be brought into the city. ^27 (D) But nothing unworthy will be allowed to enter. No one who is dirty-minded or who tells lies will be there. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life^[a] will be in the city.

22 ^(E) The angel showed me a river that was crystal clear, and its waters gave life. The river came from the throne where God and the Lamb were seated. ^2 (F) Then it flowed down the middle of the city's main street. On each side of the river are trees^[b] that grow a different kind of fruit each month of the year. The fruit gives life, and the leaves are used as medicine to heal the nations.

^3 (G) God's curse will no longer be on the people of that city. He and the Lamb will be seated there on their thrones, and its people will worship God ^4 (H) and will see him face to face. God's name will be written on the foreheads of the people. ^5 (I) Never again will night appear, and no one who lives there will ever need a lamp or the sun. The Lord God will be their light, and they will rule forever.