And (A)he said to me, “(B)These words are faithful and true”; and the Lord, the (C)God of the spirits of the prophets, (D)sent His angel to show His bond-servants the things which must soon take place.

“And behold, (E)I am coming quickly. (F)Blessed is the one who [a]keeps (G)the words of the prophecy of this book.”

(H)I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, (I)I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. And (J)he *said to me, “[b]Do not do that; I am a (K)fellow servant of yours and of your brothers the prophets, and of those who [c]keep the words of (L)this book. Worship God!”

The Final Message

10 And he *said to me, “(M)Do not seal up (N)the words of the prophecy of this book, (O)for the time is near. 11 (P)Let the one who does wrong still do wrong, and the one who is filthy still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous still practice righteousness, and the one who is holy still keep himself holy.”

12 “Behold, (Q)I am coming quickly, and My (R)reward is with Me, (S)to reward each one as his work [d]deserves. 13 I am the (T)Alpha and the Omega, (U)the first and the last, (V)the beginning and the end.”

14 Blessed are those who (W)wash their robes, so that they will have the right to (X)the tree of life, and may (Y)enter the city by the (Z)gates. 15 (AA)Outside are the (AB)dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral persons, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

16 (AC)I, Jesus, have sent (AD)My angel to testify to you of these things [e](AE)for the churches. I am (AF)the root and the (AG)descendant of David, the bright (AH)morning star.”

17 The (AI)Spirit and the (AJ)bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And (AK)let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires, take the (AL)water of life without cost.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 22:7 Or follows
  2. Revelation 22:9 Lit See that you do not
  3. Revelation 22:9 Or follows
  4. Revelation 22:12 Lit is
  5. Revelation 22:16 Or concerning

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