[an error occurred while processing this directive] | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, |
2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. |
3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him; |
4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. |
5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5And there will no longer be any night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign forever and ever. |
6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6And he said to me, "These words are faithful and true"; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show to His bond-servants the things which must soon take place. |
7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7"And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is he who heeds the words of the prophecy of this book." |
8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. |
9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9But he said to me, "Do not do that. I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brethren the prophets and of those who heed the words of this book. Worship God." |
10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10And he said to me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. |
11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11"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[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12"Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done. |
13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." |
14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city. |
15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying. |
16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16"I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star." |
17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 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 wishes take the water of life without cost. |
18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book; |
19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book. |
20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20He who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming quickly." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. |
21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen. |
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