Revelation 22

1 And hee shewed me a pure riuer of water of life, cleare as crystall, proceeding out of the throne of God, and of the Lambe.

And the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, issuing from the throne of God and of the Lamb,

2 In the middes of the street of it, and of either side of ye riuer, was the tree of life, which bare twelue maner of fruits, and gaue fruit euery moneth: and the leaues of the tree serued to heale the nations with.

in the middle of the street of the city. On each side of the river was a Tree of life which bore twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

3 And there shalbe no more curse, but ye throne of God and of the Lambe shall be in it, and his seruants shall serue him.

Every thing that is accursed will cease to be. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within it, and his servants will worship him;

4 And they shall see his face, and his Name shalbe in their foreheads.

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

5 And there shalbe no night there, and they neede no candle, neither light of the sunne: for the Lord God giueth them light, and they shall reigne for euermore. (aiōn g165)

Night will cease to be. They have no need of the light of a lamp, nor have they the light of the sun; for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign for ever and ever. (aiōn g165)

6 And he said vnto me, These wordes are faithfull and true: and the Lord God of the holy Prophets sent his Angell to shewe vnto his seruants the things which must shortly be fulfilled.

Then the angel said to me – “These words may be trusted and are true. The Lord, the God that inspires the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants what must quickly take place;

7 Beholde, I come shortly. Blessed is hee that keepeth the woordes of the prophecie of this booke.

and they said ‘I will come quickly.’ Blessed will he be who lays to heart the words of the prophecy contained in this book.”

8 And I am Iohn, which sawe and heard these thinges: and when I had heard and seene, I fell downe to worship before the feete of the Angell which shewed me these things.

It was I, John, who heard and saw these things; and, when I heard and saw them, I prostrated myself in worship at the feet of the angel that showed them to me.

9 But he sayde vnto me, See thou doe it not: for I am thy fellowe seruaunt, and of thy brethren the Prophets, and of them which keepe the woordes of this booke: worship God.

But he said to me – “Forbear; I am your fellow servant, and the fellow servant of your fellow prophets, and of all who lay to heart the words in this book. Worship God.”

10 And he said vnto me, Seale not the wordes of the prophecie of this booke: for the time is at hand.

Then the angel said to me – “Do not keep secret the words of the prophecy contained in this book; for the time is near.

11 He that is vniust, let him be vniust stil and he which is filthie, let him be filthie still: and hee that is righteous, let him be righteous stil: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

Let the wrongdoer continue to do wrong; the filthy-minded continue to be filthy; the righteous continue to act righteously; and the holy-minded continue to be holy.”

12 And beholde, I come shortly, and my reward is with mee, to giue euery man according as his worke shall be.

(‘I will come quickly. I bring my rewards with me, to give to each what their actions deserve.

13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the beginning and the End.’)

14 Blessed are they, that doe his commandements, that their right may be in the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the Citie.

Blessed will they be who wash their robes! They will have the right to approach the Tree of life, and may enter the city by the gates.

15 For without shall be dogs and inchanters, and whoremongers, and murtherers, and idolaters, and whosoeuer loueth or maketh lies.

Outside will be the filthy, the sorcerers, the impure, the murderers, the idolaters, and all who love the false and live it.

16 I Iesus haue sent mine Angell, to testifie vnto you these things in the Churches: I am the root and the generation of Dauid, and the bright morning starre.

‘I, Jesus, sent my angel to bear testimony to you about these things before the churches. I am the Scion and the Offspring of David, the bright star of the Morning.’

17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth, say, Come: and let him that is a thirst, come: and let whosoeuer will, take of the water of life freely.

‘Come,’ say the Spirit and the Bride; and all who hear, say ‘Come.’ All who thirst, come; anyone who wants, take the water of life freely.

18 For I protest vnto euery man that heareth the words of the prophecie of this booke, If any man shall adde vnto these things, God shall adde vnto him the plagues, that are written in this booke:

I declare to all who hear the words of the prophecy contained in this book – ‘If anyone adds to it, God will add to his troubles the curses described in this book;

19 And if any man shall diminish of the wordes of the booke of this prophecie, God shall take away his part out of the Booke of life, and out of the holie citie, and from those things which are written in this booke.

and if anyone takes away any of the words in the book containing this prophecy, God will take away his share in the Tree of life, and in the Holy City – as described in this book.’

20 He which testifieth these things, saith, Surely, I come quickly. Amen. Euen so, come Lord Iesus.

He whose testimony this is says – ‘Assuredly I will come quickly.’ ‘Amen, come, Lord Jesus.’

21 The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you all, AMEN.

May the blessing of the Lord Jesus Christ, be with his people.