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They feast on the abundance of your house,
    and you give them drink from the river of your delights.(A)

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They feast on the abundance of your house;(A)
    you give them drink from your river(B) of delights.(C)

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11 You show me the path of life.
    In your presence there is fullness of joy;
    in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.(A)

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11 You make known to me the path of life;(A)
    you will fill me with joy in your presence,(B)
    with eternal pleasures(C) at your right hand.(D)

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Happy are those whom you choose and bring near
    to live in your courts.
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house,
    your holy temple.(A)

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Blessed are those you choose(A)
    and bring near(B) to live in your courts!
We are filled with the good things of your house,(C)
    of your holy temple.

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On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples
    a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wines,
    of rich food filled with marrow, of well-aged wines strained clear.(A)

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On this mountain(A) the Lord Almighty will prepare
    a feast(B) of rich food for all peoples,
a banquet of aged wine—
    the best of meats and the finest of wines.(C)

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12 They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion,
    and they shall be radiant over the goodness of the Lord,
over the grain, the wine, and the oil,
    and over the young of the flock and the herd;
their life shall become like a watered garden,
    and they shall never languish again.(A)
13 Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance,
    and the young men and the old shall be merry.[a]
I will turn their mourning into joy;
    I will comfort them and give them gladness for sorrow.(B)
14 I will give the priests their fill of fatness,
    and my people shall be satisfied with my bounty,
            says the Lord.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 31.13 Cn: Heb old together

12 They will come and shout for joy(A) on the heights(B) of Zion;
    they will rejoice in the bounty(C) of the Lord
the grain, the new wine and the olive oil,(D)
    the young of the flocks(E) and herds.
They will be like a well-watered garden,(F)
    and they will sorrow(G) no more.
13 Then young women will dance and be glad,
    young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning(H) into gladness;
    I will give them comfort(I) and joy(J) instead of sorrow.
14 I will satisfy(K) the priests(L) with abundance,
    and my people will be filled with my bounty,(M)
declares the Lord.

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11 The Lord will guide you continually
    and satisfy your needs in parched places
    and make your bones strong,
and you shall be like a watered garden,
    like a spring of water
    whose waters never fail.(A)

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11 The Lord will guide(A) you always;
    he will satisfy your needs(B) in a sun-scorched land(C)
    and will strengthen(D) your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,(E)
    like a spring(F) whose waters never fail.

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My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast,[a]
    and my mouth praises you with joyful lips(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 63.5 Heb with fat and fatness

I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;(A)
    with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

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“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.(A)

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Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
    for they will be filled.(A)

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The River of Life

22 Then the angel[a] showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb(A) through the middle of the street of the city. On either side of the river is the tree of life[b] with its twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit each month, and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.(B) Nothing accursed will be found there any more. But the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him;(C) they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.(D) And there will be no more night; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.(E)

And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true, for the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”(F)

“See, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”(G)

Epilogue and Benediction

I, John, am the one who heard and saw 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, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters the prophets and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”

10 And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. 11 Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.”(H)

12 “See, I am coming soon; my reward is with me, to repay according to everyone’s work.(I) 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,[c] so that they will have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates. 15 Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral[d] and murderers and idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.(J)

16 “It is I, Jesus, who sent my angel to you with this testimony for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”(K)

17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.”
And let everyone who hears say, “Come.”
And let everyone who is thirsty come.
Let anyone who wishes take the water of life as a gift.(L)

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Footnotes

  1. 22.1 Gk he
  2. 22.2 Or the Lamb. In the middle of the street of the city, and on either side of the river, is the tree of life
  3. 22.14 Other ancient authorities read do his commandments
  4. 22.15 Or prostitutes

Eden Restored

22 Then the angel showed me the river(A) of the water of life,(B) as clear as crystal,(C) flowing(D) from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life,(E) bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.(F) No longer will there be any curse.(G) The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.(H) They will see his face,(I) and his name will be on their foreheads.(J) There will be no more night.(K) They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light.(L) And they will reign for ever and ever.(M)

John and the Angel

The angel said to me,(N) “These words are trustworthy and true.(O) The Lord, the God who inspires the prophets,(P) sent his angel(Q) to show his servants the things that must soon take place.”

“Look, I am coming soon!(R) Blessed(S) is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.”(T)

I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things.(U) And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet(V) of the angel who had been showing them to me. But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll.(W) Worship God!”(X)

10 Then he told me, “Do not seal up(Y) the words of the prophecy of this scroll,(Z) because the time is near.(AA) 11 Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy.”(AB)

Epilogue: Invitation and Warning

12 “Look, I am coming soon!(AC) My reward is with me,(AD) and I will give to each person according to what they have done.(AE) 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega,(AF) the First and the Last,(AG) the Beginning and the End.(AH)

14 “Blessed are those who wash their robes,(AI) that they may have the right to the tree of life(AJ) and may go through the gates(AK) into the city.(AL) 15 Outside(AM) are the dogs,(AN) those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

16 “I, Jesus,(AO) have sent my angel(AP) to give you[a] this testimony for the churches.(AQ) I am the Root(AR) and the Offspring of David,(AS) and the bright Morning Star.”(AT)

17 The Spirit(AU) and the bride(AV) say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.(AW)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 22:16 The Greek is plural.

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
    the holy habitation of the Most High.(A)

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There is a river(A) whose streams(B) make glad the city of God,(C)
    the holy place where the Most High(D) dwells.(E)

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17 They will not look on the rivers,
    the streams flowing with honey and curds.(A)

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17 He will not enjoy the streams,
    the rivers(A) flowing with honey(B) and cream.(C)

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Rivers of Living Water

37 On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me,(A)

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37 On the last and greatest day of the festival,(A) Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.(B)

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20 The wild animals will honor me,
    the jackals and the ostriches,
for I give water in the wilderness,
    rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my chosen people,(A)

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20 The wild animals(A) honor me,
    the jackals(B) and the owls,
because I provide water(C) in the wilderness
    and streams in the wasteland,
to give drink to my people, my chosen,

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