The River of Life

22 Then 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 ² through 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 will worship him. ^4 (J)They will see his face, and ^(K)his name will be on their foreheads. ⁵ And ^(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

⁶ And 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.”

¹² “Behold, ^(A)I am coming soon, ^(B)bringing my recompense with me, ^(C)to repay each one for what he has done. ^13 (D)I am the Alpha and the Omega, ^(E)the first and the last, ^(F)the beginning and the end.”

¹⁴ Blessed are those who ^(G)wash their robes,^[a] so that they may have the right to ^(H)the tree of life and that ^(I)they may enter the city by the gates. ^15 (J)Outside are ^(K)the dogs ^(L)and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

^16 (M)“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things ^(N)for the churches. I am ^(O)the root and ^(P)the descendant of David, ^(Q)the bright morning star.”

¹⁷ The Spirit and ^(R)the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And ^(S)let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the ^(T)water of life without price.

¹⁸ I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: ^(U)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 ^(V)the tree of life and in ^(W)the holy city, which are described in this book.

²⁰ He who testifies to these things says, “Surely ^(X)I am coming soon.” Amen. ^(Y)Come, Lord Jesus!