| King James Bible | New International 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, as clear 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. | 2down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are 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 any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve 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. | 5There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever 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. | 6The angel said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God who inspires the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place." |
| 7Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. | 7"Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll." |
| 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 had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing 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, "Don't do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll. Worship God!" |
| 10And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. | 10Then he told me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because 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 one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy." |
| 12And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. | 12"Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have 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. | 14"Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. |
| 15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. | 15Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the 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 give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and 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!" Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life. |
| 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 scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. |
| 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 words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll. |
| 20He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. | 20He who testifies to these things says, "Yes, 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 God's people. Amen. |
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