1 Then I saw a ^qnew heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, ^rnew Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a ^sbride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a ^tloud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place¹ of God is with man. ^uHe will ^vdwell with them, and ^wthey will be his people,² and God himself will be with them as their God.³ 4 He will ^xwipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

5 And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, ^y“Write this down, for ^zthese words are trustworthy and true.” 6 And he said to me, “It is done! ^aI am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the ^bwater of life ^cwithout payment. 7 ^dThe one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my ^eson. 8 But as for ^fthe cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the ^glake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is ^hthe second death.”

1 Then the angel¹ showed me the ^briver of the ^cwater of life, bright as ^dcrystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the ^eLamb 2 through the middle of ^fthe street of the city; also, ^gon either side of the river, the ^htree of life² with its twelve kinds of fruit, ⁱyielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 ^jNo 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. 4 They will ^ksee his face, and ^lhis name will be on their foreheads. 5 And ^mnight will be no more. ⁿThey will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will ^oreign forever and ever.

6 And he said to me, ^p“These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of ^qthe spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants ^rwhat must soon take place.”

7 “And behold, ^sI am coming soon. ^tBlessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”