Revelation 22:6-21
English Standard Version
Jesus Is Coming
6 And he said to me, (A)“These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of (B)the spirits of the prophets, (C)has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”
7 “And behold, (D)I am coming soon. (E)Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
8 I, (F)John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, (G)I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, 9 (H)but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those (I)who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”
10 And he said to me, (J)“Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. 11 (K)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, (L)I am coming soon, (M)bringing my recompense with me, (N)to repay each one for what he has done. 13 (O)I am the Alpha and the Omega, (P)the first and the last, (Q)the beginning and the end.”
14 Blessed are those who (R)wash their robes,[a] so that they may have the right to (S)the tree of life and that (T)they may enter the city by the gates. 15 (U)Outside are (V)the dogs (W)and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
16 (X)“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things (Y)for the churches. I am (Z)the root and (AA)the descendant of David, (AB)the bright morning star.”
17 The Spirit and (AC)the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And (AD)let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the (AE)water of life without price.
18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: (AF)if 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 (AG)the tree of life and in (AH)the holy city, which are described in this book.
20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely (AI)I am coming soon.” Amen. (AJ)Come, Lord Jesus!
21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all.[b] Amen.
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- Revelation 22:14 Some manuscripts do his commandments
- Revelation 22:21 Some manuscripts all the saints
Revelation 22:6-21
New King James Version
The Time Is Near
6 Then he said to me, (A)“These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the [a]holy prophets (B)sent His angel to show His servants the things which must (C)shortly take place.
7 (D)“Behold, I am coming quickly! (E)Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
8 Now I, John, [b]saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, (F)I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.
9 Then he said to me, (G)“See that you do not do that. [c]For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.” 10 (H)And he said to me, “Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, (I)for the time is at hand. 11 He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him [d]be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.”
Jesus Testifies to the Churches
12 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and (J)My reward is with Me, (K)to give to every one according to his work. 13 (L)I am the Alpha and the Omega, the [e]Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”
14 (M)Blessed are those who [f]do His commandments, that they may have the right (N)to the tree of life, (O)and may enter through the gates into the city. 15 [g]But (P)outside are (Q)dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.
16 (R)“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. (S)I am the Root and the Offspring of David, (T)the Bright and Morning Star.”
17 And the Spirit and (U)the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” (V)And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
A Warning
18 [h]For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: (W)If anyone adds to these things, [i]God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, (X)God[j] shall take away his part from the [k]Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
I Am Coming Quickly
20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.”
Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be [l]with you all. Amen.
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- Revelation 22:6 NU, M spirits of the prophets
- Revelation 22:8 NU, M am the one who heard and saw
- Revelation 22:9 NU, M omit For
- Revelation 22:11 NU, M do right
- Revelation 22:13 NU, M First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
- Revelation 22:14 NU wash their robes,
- Revelation 22:15 NU, M omit But
- Revelation 22:18 NU, M omit For
- Revelation 22:18 M may God add
- Revelation 22:19 M may God take away
- Revelation 22:19 NU, M tree of life
- Revelation 22:21 NU with all; M with all the saints
Revelation 22:6-21
New Living Translation
6 Then the angel said to me, “Everything you have heard and seen is trustworthy and true. The Lord God, who inspires his prophets,[a] has sent his angel to tell his servants what will happen soon.[b]”
Jesus Is Coming
7 “Look, I am coming soon! Blessed are those who obey the words of prophecy written in this book.[c]”
8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw all these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me. 9 But he said, “No, don’t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers the prophets, as well as all who obey what is written in this book. Worship only God!”
10 Then he instructed me, “Do not seal up the prophetic words in this book, for the time is near. 11 Let the one who is doing harm continue to do harm; let the one who is vile continue to be vile; let the one who is righteous continue to live righteously; let the one who is holy continue to be holy.”
12 “Look, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”
14 Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will be permitted to enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life. 15 Outside the city are the dogs—the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idol worshipers, and all who love to live a lie.
16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this message for the churches. I am both the source of David and the heir to his throne.[d] I am the bright morning star.”
17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” Let anyone who hears this say, “Come.” Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life. 18 And I solemnly declare to everyone who hears the words of prophecy written in this book: If anyone adds anything to what is written here, God will add to that person the plagues described in this book. 19 And if anyone removes any of the words from this book of prophecy, God will remove that person’s share in the tree of life and in the holy city that are described in this book.
20 He who is the faithful witness to all these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!”
Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!
21 May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s holy people.[e]
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- 22:6a Or The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets.
- 22:6b Or suddenly, or quickly; also in 22:7, 12, 20.
- 22:7 Or scroll; also in 22:9, 10, 18, 19.
- 22:16 Greek I am the root and offspring of David.
- 22:21 Other manuscripts read be with all; still others read be with all of God’s holy people. Some manuscripts add Amen.
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