| King James Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. | 1Then he showed me the river of living water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb |
| 2In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. | 2down the middle of the broad street of the city. The tree of life was on both sides of the river, bearing 12 kinds of fruit, producing its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree are for healing the nations, |
| 3And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: | 3and there will no longer be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and His slaves will serve Him. |
| 4And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. | 4They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. |
| 5And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. | 5Night will no longer exist, and people will not need lamplight or sunlight, because the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign forever and ever. |
| 6And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. | 6Then he said to me, "These words are faithful and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His slaves what must quickly take place." |
| 7Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. | 7"Look, I am coming quickly! The one who keeps the prophetic words of this book is blessed." |
| 8And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. | 8I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown them to me. |
| 9Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. | 9But he said to me, "Don't do that! I am a fellow slave with you, your brothers the prophets, and those who keep the words of this book. Worship God." |
| 10And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. | 10He also said to me, "Don't seal the prophetic words of this book, because the time is near. |
| 11He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. | 11Let the unrighteous go on in unrighteousness; let the filthy go on being made filthy; let the righteous go on in righteousness; and let the holy go on being made holy." |
| 12And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. | 12"Look! I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me to repay each person according to what he has done. |
| 13I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. | 13I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. |
| 14Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. | 14"Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates. |
| 15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. | 15Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying. |
| 16I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. | 16"I, Jesus, have sent My angel to attest these things to you for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright Morning Star." |
| 17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. | 17Both the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" Anyone who hears should say, "Come!" And the one who is thirsty should come. Whoever desires should take the living water as a gift. |
| 18For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: | 18I testify to everyone who hears the prophetic words of this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book. |
| 19And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. | 19And if anyone takes away from the words of this prophetic book, God will take away his share of the tree of life and the holy city, written in this book. |
| 20He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. | 20He who testifies about these things says, "Yes, I am coming quickly." Amen! Come, Lord Jesus! |
| 21The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. | 21The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen. |
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