| King James Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 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 a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming 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. | 2in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of 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: | 3There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants 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. | 5And there will no longer be any night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illumine them; 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. | 6And he said to me, "These words are faithful and true"; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show to His bond-servants the things which must soon take place. |
| 7Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. | 7"And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is he who heeds the words of the prophecy of this book." |
| 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. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. |
| 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, "Do not do that. I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brethren the prophets and of those who heed 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. | 10And he said to me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for 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. | 11"Let the one who does wrong, still do wrong; and the one who is filthy, still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous, still practice righteousness; and the one who is holy, still keep himself holy." |
| 12And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. | 12"Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done. |
| 13I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. | 13"I 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. | 14Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city. |
| 15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. | 15Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and 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 testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant 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. | 17The Spirit and the bride say, "Come." And let the one who hears say, "Come." And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost. |
| 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 words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which 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 the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book. |
| 20He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. | 20He who testifies to 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. Amen. |
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