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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Revelation 22</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/bsb/spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/revelation/22.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc//revelation/22-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="/revelation/">Revelation</a> > Revelation 22</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../revelation/21.htm" title="Revelation 21">◄</a> Revelation 22 <a href="../genesis/1.htm" title="Genesis 1">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div align="center" id="jump2"><a href="/niv/revelation/22.htm">NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/revelation/22.htm">NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/revelation/22.htm">ESV</a> • <a href="/kjv/revelation/22.htm">KJV</a> • <a href="/nkjv/revelation/22.htm">NKJ</a> • <a href="/nasb/revelation/22.htm">NAS</a></div><br /><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="1%" valign="top">BSB</td><td width="99%" valign="top" align="right"><a href="/parallel/revelation/22.htm" style="font-weight:normal" title="Parallel Chapters">Parallel Chapters ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">The River of Life<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/22-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/22-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. <A name="4"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/22-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/22-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/22-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever. <A name="7"></a><p class="hdg">Jesus Is Coming<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/22-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> take place.” <A name="8"></a><p class="reg"><span class="red"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/22-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span>”</span> <A name="9"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/22-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And I am John, who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/22-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>But he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!” <A name="11"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/22-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/22-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Let the unrighteous continue to be unrighteous, and the vile continue to be vile; let the righteous continue to practice righteousness, and the holy continue to be holy.” <A name="13"></a><p class="reg"><span class="red"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/22-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/22-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”</span> <A name="15"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/22-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Blessed are those who wash their robes,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/22-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. <A name="17"></a><p class="reg"><span class="red"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/22-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”</span> <A name="18"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/22-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely. <A name="19"></a><p class="hdg">Nothing May Be Added or Removed<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/22-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/22-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book. <A name="21"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/22-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>He who testifies to these things says, <span class="red">“Yes, I am coming soon.”</span> Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/22-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>The grace of the Lord Jesus<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> be with all the saints.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> <p class="reg"> Amen.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span> </p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">6</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Or <i>suddenly</i><span class="thin"> </span> or <i>quickly</i><span class="thin"> </span>; similarly in verses 7, 12, and 20<br><span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Or <i>scroll</i><span class="thin"> </span>; also in verses 9, 10, 18, 19<br><span class="fnverse">14</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> BYZ and TR <i>Blessed are those who do His commandments</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">21</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> WH and BYZ <i>the Lord Jesus Christ</i><span class="thin"> </span>; TR <i>our Lord Jesus Christ</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">21</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> SBL, WH, NE, and TR do not include <i>the saints</i><span class="thin"> </span>.<br><span class="fnverse">21</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> SBL, WH, NE, and NA do not include <i>Amen.</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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