| New Living Translation | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from 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 |
| 2It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal 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, |
| 3No longer will there be a curse upon anything. For the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his servants will worship 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 will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads. | 4They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. |
| 5And there will be no night there—no need for lamps or sun—for the Lord God will shine on them. And they will reign forever 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. |
| 6Then the angel said to me, “Everything you have heard and seen is trustworthy and true. The Lord God, who inspires his prophets, has sent his angel to tell his servants what will happen soon. ” Jesus Is Coming | 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." |
| 7 “Look, I am coming soon! Blessed are those who obey the words of prophecy written in this book. ” | 7"Look, I am coming quickly! The one who keeps the prophetic words of this book is blessed." |
| 8I, John, am the one who heard and saw all these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me. | 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. |
| 9But he said, “No, don’t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers the prophets, as well as all who obey what is written in this book. Worship only 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." |
| 10Then he instructed me, “Do not seal up the prophetic words in this book, for the time is near. | 10He also said to me, "Don't seal the prophetic words of this book, because the time is near. |
| 11Let the one who is doing harm continue to do harm; let the one who is vile continue to be vile; let the one who is righteous continue to live righteously; let the one who is holy continue to be holy.” | 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." |
| 12 “Look, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds. | 12"Look! I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me to repay each person according to what he has done. |
| 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” | 13I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. |
| 14Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will be permitted to enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life. | 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. |
| 15Outside the city are the dogs—the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idol worshipers, and all who love to live a lie. | 15Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying. |
| 16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this message for the churches. I am both the source of David and the heir to his throne. I am the bright 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." |
| 17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” Let anyone who hears this say, “Come.” Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life. | 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. |
| 18And I solemnly declare to everyone who hears the words of prophecy written in this book: If anyone adds anything to what is written here, God will add to that person the plagues described 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 anyone removes any of the words from this book of prophecy, God will remove that person’s share in the tree of life and in the holy city that are described 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 who is the faithful witness to all these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus! | 20He who testifies about these things says, "Yes, I am coming quickly." Amen! Come, Lord Jesus! |
| 21May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s holy people. | 21The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen. |
| Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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