Book of Common Prayer

²² And I did not see a temple in it, for its temple^[a] is the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb. ²³ And the city has no need of the sun nor the moon, in order that they might shine on it. For the glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb. ²⁴ And the nations will walk by its light. And the kings of the earth bring their glory into it. ²⁵ And its gates will never be shut by day^[b]— for night will not exist there. ²⁶ And they will bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it. ²⁷ And every defiled thing, and the one doing abomination and falsehood, will never enter into it, but only the ones having been written in the Lamb’s book of life.

The River of Life Flowing From The Throne of God

22 And he showed^[c] me a river of the water of life, shining^[d] like crystal, proceeding out from the throne of God and of the Lamb, ² in the middle of its wide-road. And on this side and on that side of the river is a tree of life producing twelve fruits, yielding its fruit^[e] every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the service^[f] of the nations. ³ And there will no longer be any accursed^[g] thing. And the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it. And His slaves will serve^[h] Him, ⁴ and see His face. And His name will be on their foreheads. ⁵ And there will be no more night. And they do not have a need of the light of a lamp and the light of the sun, because the Lord God will give-light upon them. And they will reign forever and ever.

Who Is The Greatest In The Kingdom? Whoever Will Humble Himself Like This Child

18 At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then^[a] is greater^[b] in the kingdom of the heavens?” ² And having summoned a child, He stood him^[c] in the middle of them, ³ and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are turned-around ^[d] and become like children^[e], you will never enter into the kingdom of the heavens. ⁴ Therefore whoever will humble himself like this child, this one is the greater one in the kingdom of the heavens.

But Woe To Whoever Causes One of My Children Believing In Me To Fall

⁵ “And whoever welcomes^[f] one such^[g] child on the basis of My name, welcomes Me. ⁶ But whoever causes one of these little ones believing in Me to fall— it would be better^[h] for him that a donkey’s millstone^[i] be hung around his neck and he be sunk in the deep-part^[j] of the sea.

Woe To The World Because of Causes of Falling. Better To Tear Out Your Eye

⁷ “Woe to the world because of the causes-of-falling. For it is a necessity that causes-of-falling should come; nevertheless, woe to the person through whom the cause-of-falling comes. ⁸ But if your hand or your foot is causing you to fall, cut it off and throw it from you. It is better for you to enter into life crippled or lame than to be thrown into the eternal fire having two hands or two feet. ⁹ And if your eye is causing you to fall, tear it out and throw it from you. It is better for you to enter into life one-eyed than to be thrown into the Gehenna^[k] of fire having two eyes.