1 He showed me a† river of water of
life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the
throne of God and of the Lamb,

2 in the middle of its street. On this side
of the river and on that was the tree of life,
bearing twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its
fruit every month. The leaves of the tree
were for the healing of the nations.

3 There will be no curse any more. The
throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it,
and his servants will serve him.

4 They will see his face, and his name will
be on their foreheads.

5 There will be no night, and they need
no lamp light or sun light; for the Lord
God will illuminate them. They will reign
forever and ever.

6 He said tome, “These words are faithful
and true. The Lord God of the spirits of
the prophets sent his angel to show to his
bondservants the things which must happen soon.”

7 “Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is
he who keeps the words of the prophecy of
this book.”

8 Now I, John, am the one who heard and
saw these things. When I heard and saw, I
fell down to worship before the feet of the
angel who had shown me these things.

9 He said to me, “You must not do that!
I am a fellow bondservant with you and
with your brothers, the prophets, and with
those who keep the words of this book.
Worship God.”

10 He said to me, “Don’t seal up the words
of the prophecy of this book, for the time is
at hand.

11 He who acts unjustly, let him act unjustly
still. He who is filthy, let him be
filthy still. He who is righteous, let him do
righteousness still. He who is holy, let him
be holy still.”