Revelation 22 NKJV NIV Parallel

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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, flowing 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.

2down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And 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.

3No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his 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.

5There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever 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.

6The angel said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God who inspires the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place."

7“Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

7"Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll."

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 had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me.

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, "Don't do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll. 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, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, 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 wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do 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"Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.

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"Blessed are those who wash their robes, 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 the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the 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 you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and 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!" Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.

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 of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll.

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 words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.

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 soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

21The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

21The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people. Amen.

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