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.”

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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

And he said unto me, These words are faithful and true: and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show unto his [a]servants the things which must shortly come to pass. And behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.

And I John am he that heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to [b]worship before the feet of the angel that showed me these things. And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren the prophets, and with them that keep the words of this book: worship God.

10 And he saith unto me, Seal not up the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand. 11 He that is unrighteous, let him do unrighteousness [c]still: and he that is filthy, let him be made filthy [d]still: and he that is righteous, let him do righteousness [e]still: and he that is holy, let him be made holy [f]still.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 22:6 Greek bondservants.
  2. Revelation 22:8 See marginal note on 3:9.
  3. Revelation 22:11 Or, yet more
  4. Revelation 22:11 Or, yet more
  5. Revelation 22:11 Or, yet more
  6. Revelation 22:11 Or, yet more