| King James Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. | 1Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb |
| 2In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. | 2through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. |
| 3And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: | 3No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. |
| 4And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. | 4They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. |
| 5And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. | 5And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever. |
| 6And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. | 6And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.” |
| 7Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. | 7“And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.” |
| 8And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. | 8I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, |
| 9Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. | 9but he said to me, “You must 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.” |
| 10And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. | 10And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. |
| 11He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. | 11Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.” |
| 12And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. | 12“Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done. |
| 13I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. | 13I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.” |
| 14Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. | 14Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates. |
| 15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. | 15Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. |
| 16I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. | 16“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.” |
| 17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. | 17The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price. |
| 18For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: | 18I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, |
| 19And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. | 19and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book. |
| 20He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. | 20He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! |
| 21The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. | 21The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen. |
| King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. | ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. |
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