| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. | 1Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal. It was flowing from the throne of God and the lamb. |
| 2In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. | 2Between the city street and the river, the tree of life was visible from each side. It produced twelve kinds of fruit, each month having its own fruit. The leaves of the tree are 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. The throne of God and the lamb will be in the city. His servants will worship him |
| 4They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. | 4and see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. |
| 5There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever. | 5There will be no more night, and they will not need any light from lamps or the sun because the Lord God will shine on them. They will rule forever and ever. |
| 6Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place. | 6He told me, "These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord God of the spirits and of the prophets has sent his messenger to show his servants the things that must happen soon." |
| 7“Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.” | 7"See! I am coming soon! How blessed is the person who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book!" |
| 8Now I, John, saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things. | 8I, John, heard and saw these things. When I had heard and seen them, I bowed down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing me these things. |
| 9Then he said to me, “See that you do not do that. For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.” | 9But he told me, "Don't do that! I am a fellow servant with you, your brothers the prophets, and those who keep the words in this book. Worship God!" |
| 10And he said to me, “Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand. | 10Then he told me, "Don't seal up the words of the prophecy in this book, because the time is near. |
| 11He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.” | 11Let the one who does what is evil continue to do what is evil. Let the filthy person continue to be filthy. Let the righteous person continue to do what is right. And let the holy person continue to be holy." |
| 12“And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. | 12"See! I am coming soon! My reward is with me to repay everyone according to his behavior. |
| 13I am the Alpha and the 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 those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city. | 14"How blessed are those who wash their robes so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city! |
| 15But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie. | 15Outside are dogs, sorcerers, immoral people, murderers, idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. |
| 16“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.” | 16"I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give this testimony to you for the churches. I am the root and descendent of David, the bright morning star." |
| 17And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely. | 17The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" Let everyone who hears this say, "Come!" Let everyone who is thirsty come! Let anyone who wants the water of life take it as a gift! |
| 18For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; | 18I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy in this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will strike him with the plagues that are written in this book. |
| 19and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. | 19If anyone takes away any words from the book of this prophecy, God will take away his portion of the tree of life and the holy city that are described in this book. |
| 20He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! | 20The one who is testifying to these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon!" Amen! Come, Lord Jesus! |
| 21The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. | 21May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen. |
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