¹⁵ and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We are also ^(A)men of the same nature as you, ^(B)proclaiming the gospel to you that you should turn from these ^[a](C)vain things to a ^(D)living God, ^(E)who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.

¹⁰ Then ^(A)I fell at his feet to worship him. ^(B)But he *said to me, “^[a]Do not do that! I am a ^(C)fellow slave with you and your brothers who ^(D)have the witness of Jesus. Worship God! For the witness of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

^8 (A)I, John, am the one who was hearing and seeing these things. And when I heard and saw, ^(B)I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. ⁹ But ^(C)he *said to me, “^[a]Do not do that! I am a ^(D)fellow slave with you and your brothers the prophets and with those who keep the words of ^(E)this book. Worship God!”

The Final Message: Come

¹⁰ And he *said to me, “^(F)Do not seal up ^(G)the words of the prophecy of this book, ^(H)for the time is near. ^11 (I)Let the one who does unrighteousness, still do unrighteousness; and the one who is filthy, still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous, still do righteousness; and the one who is holy, still keep himself holy.”

¹² “Behold, ^(J)I am coming quickly, and My ^(K)reward is with Me, ^(L)to render to every man ^[b]according to his work. ¹³ I am the ^(M)Alpha and the Omega, ^(N)the first and the last, ^(O)the beginning and the end.”

¹⁴ Blessed are those who ^(P)wash their robes, so that they may have the authority to ^(Q)the tree of life and may ^(R)enter by the ^(S)gates into the city. ^15 (T)Outside are the ^(U)dogs and the sorcerers and the sexually immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

¹⁶ “^(V)I, Jesus, sent ^(W)My angel to bear witness to you of these things ^[c](X)for the churches. I am ^(Y)the root and the ^(Z)descendant of David, the bright ^(AA)morning star.”

¹⁷ And the ^(AB)Spirit and the ^(AC)bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And ^(AD)let the one who is thirsty come. Let the one who wishes receive the ^(AE)water of life without cost.

¹⁸ I bear witness to everyone who hears ^(AF)the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone ^(AG)adds to them, God will add to him ^(AH)the plagues which are written in ^(AI)this book. ¹⁹ And if anyone ^(AJ)takes away from the ^(AK)words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from ^(AL)the tree of life and ^[d]from the holy city, ^(AM)which are written in this book.

²⁰ He who ^(AN)bears witness to these things says, “Yes, ^(AO)I am coming quickly.” Amen. ^(AP)Come, Lord Jesus.

^21 (AQ)The grace of the Lord Jesus be with ^[e]all. Amen.