| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 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 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 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. | 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; |
| 4They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. | 4they will 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 7“Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words 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." |
| 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, 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 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 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 said to me, “Do not seal the words 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 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.” | 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." |
| 12“And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. | 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 the Alpha and the 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 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. | 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. |
| 15But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices 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. |
| 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 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 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." 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 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 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 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. | 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 who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming 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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