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Revelation 22:8-21
New American Standard Bible
Revelation 22:8-21
New American Standard Bible
8 (A)I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, (B)I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. 9 And (C)he *said to me, “[a]Do not do that; I am a (D)fellow servant of yours and of your brothers the prophets, and of those who [b]keep the words of (E)this book. Worship God!”
The Final Message
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 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, (J)I am coming quickly, and My (K)reward is with Me, (L)to reward each one as his work [c]deserves. 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 will have the right to (Q)the tree of life, and may (R)enter the city by the (S)gates. 15 (T)Outside are the (U)dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral persons, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.
16 “(V)I, Jesus, have sent (W)My angel to testify to you of these things [d](X)for the churches. I am (Y)the root and the (Z)descendant of David, the bright (AA)morning star.”
17 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 desires, take the (AE)water of life without cost.
18 I testify 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 that 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 [e]from the holy city, (AM)which are written in this book.
20 He who (AN)testifies 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 [f]all. Amen.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Revelation 22:9 Lit See that you do not
- Revelation 22:9 Or follows
- Revelation 22:12 Lit is
- Revelation 22:16 Or concerning
- Revelation 22:19 Lit out of
- Revelation 22:21 One early ms the saints
Revelation 22:8-21
New International Version
Revelation 22:8-21
New International Version
8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things.(A) And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet(B) of the angel who had been showing them to me. 9 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.(C) Worship God!”(D)
10 Then he told me, “Do not seal up(E) the words of the prophecy of this scroll,(F) because the time is near.(G) 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.”(H)
Epilogue: Invitation and Warning
12 “Look, I am coming soon!(I) My reward is with me,(J) and I will give to each person according to what they have done.(K) 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega,(L) the First and the Last,(M) the Beginning and the End.(N)
14 “Blessed are those who wash their robes,(O) that they may have the right to the tree of life(P) and may go through the gates(Q) into the city.(R) 15 Outside(S) are the dogs,(T) those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
16 “I, Jesus,(U) have sent my angel(V) to give you[a] this testimony for the churches.(W) I am the Root(X) and the Offspring of David,(Y) and the bright Morning Star.”(Z)
17 The Spirit(AA) and the bride(AB) 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.(AC)
18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll:(AD) If anyone adds anything to them,(AE) God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll.(AF) 19 And if anyone takes words away(AG) from this scroll of prophecy,(AH) God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life(AI) and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.
20 He who testifies to these things(AJ) says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”(AK)
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.(AL)
21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people.(AM) Amen.
Footnotes
- Revelation 22:16 The Greek is plural.
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