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.”

8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, ^uI fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, 9 but 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.”

10 And he said to me, “Do not ^vseal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for ^wthe time is near. 11 ^xLet the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, ^yand the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.”

12 “Behold, I am coming soon, ^zbringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done. 13 ^aI am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”

14 Blessed are those who ^bwash their robes,^{3 c}so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates. 15 ^dOutside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

16 “I, Jesus, have sent my ^eangel to testify to you about these things for ^fthe churches. I am the ^groot and the descendant of David, the bright ^hmorning star.”

17 The Spirit and the ⁱBride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And ^jlet the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.

18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone ^kadds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, 19 and 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.

20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. ^lCome, Lord Jesus!

21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all.⁴ Amen.