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3 No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God {Theou} and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants {douloi} will worship Him. 4 They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. 5 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 {Kyrios} God {Theos} will shine on them, and they will reign forever \to the ages/ and ever. 6 Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord {Kyrios}, the God {Theos} of the spirits {pneumatōn} of the prophets, has sent His angel (messenger) to show His servants {doulois} what must soon (suddenly) take place. 7 “Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book (scroll). 8 And I, John (YHWH is gracious), 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 (messenger) who had shown me these things. 9 But he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant {syndoulos} with you and your brothers (and sisters) the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book (papyrus roll). Worship God {Theō}! 10 Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book (papyrus roll), because the time is near. 11 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. 12 “Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. 14 Blessed are those who wash their robes [Blessed are those who do His commandments], so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates. 15 But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves {philōn} and practices falsehood. 16 “I, Jesus (YHWH saves), have sent My angel (messenger) to give you⁺ this testimony for the churches {ekklēsiais}. I am the Root and the Offspring of David (beloved), the bright Morning Star. 17 The Spirit {Pneuma} 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. 18 I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book (papyrus roll): If anyone adds to them, God {Theos} will add to him the plagues described in this book. 19 And if anyone takes away from the words of this book (papyrus roll) of prophecy, God {Theos} will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy (set apart) city, which are described in this book. 20 He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon. Amen. Come, Lord {Kyrie} Jesus (YHWH saves)! 21 The grace of the Lord {Kyriou} Jesus [Christ] be with all the saints (holy ones). Amen. Revelation 22:3-21, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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