Water from the Temple

47 Then he brought me back to the ^(A)door of the house; and behold, ^(B)water was flowing from under the threshold of the house toward the east, for the house faced east. And the water was flowing down from under, from the right side of the house, from south of the altar. ² He brought me out by way of the north gate and led me around ^[a]on the outside to the outer gate by way of the gate that faces east. And behold, water was trickling from the south side.

³ When the man went out toward the east with a line in his hand, he measured a thousand cubits, and he led me through the water, water reaching the ankles. ⁴ Again he measured a thousand and led me through the water, water reaching the knees. Again he measured a thousand and led me through the water, water reaching the loins. ⁵ Again he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not ford, for the water had risen, enough water to swim in, a ^(C)river that could not be forded. ⁶ He said to me, “Son of man, have you ^(D)seen this?” Then he brought me ^[b]back to the bank of the river. ⁷ Now when I had returned, behold, on the bank of the river there were very many ^(E)trees on the one side and on the other. ⁸ Then he said to me, “These waters go out toward the eastern region and go down into the ^(F)Arabah; then they go toward the sea, being made to flow into the ^(G)sea, and the waters of the sea become ^[c]fresh. ⁹ It will come about that every living creature which swarms in every place where the ^[d]river goes, will live. And there will be very many fish, for these waters go there and the others ^[e]become fresh; so ^(H)everything will live where the river goes. ¹⁰ And it will come about that ^(I)fishermen will stand beside it; from ^(J)Engedi to Eneglaim there will be a place for the ^(K)spreading of nets. Their fish will be according to their kinds, like the fish of the ^(L)Great Sea, ^(M)very many. ¹¹ But its swamps and marshes will not become ^[f]fresh; they will be ^[g]left for ^(N)salt. ^12 (O)By the river on its bank, on one side and on the other, will grow all kinds of ^(P)trees for food. Their ^(Q)leaves will not wither and their fruit will not fail. They will bear every month because their water flows from the sanctuary, and their fruit will be for food and their ^(R)leaves for healing.”

Boundaries and Division of the Land

¹³ Thus says the Lord ^[h]God, “This shall be the ^(S)boundary by which you shall divide the land for an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall have two ^(T)portions. ¹⁴ You shall divide it for an inheritance, each one ^[i]equally with the other; for I ^[j](U)swore to give it to your forefathers, and this land shall fall to you ^[k]as an inheritance.

¹⁵ “This shall be the boundary of the land: on the ^(V)north side, from the Great Sea by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of ^[l](W)Zedad; ^16 [m](X)Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of ^(Y)Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazer-hatticon, which is by the border of Hauran. ¹⁷ The boundary shall ^[n]extend from the sea to ^(Z)Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, and on the north toward the north is the border of Hamath. This is the north side.

¹⁸ “The ^(AA)east side, from between Hauran, Damascus, ^(AB)Gilead and the land of Israel, shall be the ^(AC)Jordan; from the north border to the eastern sea you shall measure. This is the east side.

¹⁹ “The ^(AD)south side toward the south shall extend from ^(AE)Tamar as far as the waters of ^(AF)Meribath-kadesh, to the ^(AG)brook of Egypt and to the ^(AH)Great Sea. This is the south side toward the south.

²⁰ “The ^(AI)west side shall be the Great Sea, from the south border to a point opposite ^[o](AJ)Lebo-hamath. This is the west side.

²¹ “So you shall divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel. ²² You shall divide it by ^(AK)lot for an inheritance among yourselves and among the ^(AL)aliens who stay in your midst, who bring forth sons in your midst. And they shall be to you as the native-born among the sons of Israel; they shall be allotted an ^(AM)inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. ²³ And in the tribe with which the alien stays, there you shall give him his inheritance,” declares the Lord God.

The River and the Tree of Life

22 Then ^(A)he showed me a ^(B)river of the ^(C)water of life, ^[a]clear ^(D)as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of ^[b]the Lamb, ² in the middle of ^(E)its street. ^(F)On either side of the river was ^(G)the tree of life, bearing twelve ^[c]kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. ^3 (H)There will no longer be any curse; and ^(I)the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will ^(J)serve Him; ⁴ they will ^(K)see His face, and His ^(L)name will be on their ^(M)foreheads. ⁵ And ^(N)there will no longer be any night; and they ^[d]will not have need ^(O)of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will ^(P)reign forever and ever.

⁶ And ^(Q)he said to me, “^(R)These words are faithful and true”; and the Lord, the ^(S)God of the spirits of the prophets, ^(T)sent His angel to show to His bond-servants the things which must soon take place.

⁷ “And behold, ^(U)I am coming quickly. ^(V)Blessed is he who ^[e]heeds ^(W)the words of the prophecy of this book.”

^8 (X)I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, ^(Y)I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. ⁹ But ^(Z)he *said to me, “Do not do that. I am a ^(AA)fellow servant of yours and of your brethren the prophets and of those who ^[f]heed the words of ^(AB)this book. Worship God.”

The Final Message

¹⁰ And he *said to me, “^(AC)Do not seal up ^(AD)the words of the prophecy of this book, ^(AE)for the time is near. ^11 (AF)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, ^(AG)I am coming quickly, and My ^(AH)reward is with Me, ^(AI)to render to every man ^[g]according to what he has done. ¹³ I am the ^(AJ)Alpha and the Omega, ^(AK)the first and the last, ^(AL)the beginning and the end.”

¹⁴ Blessed are those who ^(AM)wash their robes, so that they may have the right to ^(AN)the tree of life, and may ^(AO)enter by the ^(AP)gates into the city. ^15 (AQ)Outside are the ^(AR)dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

¹⁶ “^(AS)I, Jesus, have sent ^(AT)My angel to testify to you these things ^[h](AU)for the churches. I am ^(AV)the root and the ^(AW)descendant of David, the bright ^(AX)morning star.”

¹⁷ The ^(AY)Spirit and the ^(AZ)bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And ^(BA)let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the ^(BB)water of life without cost.

¹⁸ I testify to everyone who hears ^(BC)the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone ^(BD)adds to them, God will add to him ^(BE)the plagues which are written in ^(BF)this book; ¹⁹ and if anyone ^(BG)takes away from the ^(BH)words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from ^(BI)the tree of life and ^[i]from the holy city, ^(BJ)which are written in this book.

²⁰ He who ^(BK)testifies to these things says, “Yes, ^(BL)I am coming quickly.” Amen. ^(BM)Come, Lord Jesus.

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