1. Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life. It was as clear as glass and came from the throne of God and of the Lamb.
2. It runs down the center of the street in the city. On each side of the river was the tree of life. It gives twelve different kinds of fruit. It gives this fruit twelve times a year, new fruit each month. Its leaves are used to heal the nations.
3. There will be nothing in the city that is sinful. The place where God and the Lamb sit will be there. The servants He owns will serve Him.
4. They will see His face and His name will be written on their foreheads.
5. There will be no night there. There will be no need for a light or for the sun because the Lord God will be their light. They will be leaders forever.
6. Then the angel said to me, "These words are faithful and true. The Lord God of the early preachers has sent His angel to show the servants He owns what must happen soon.
7. See! I am coming soon. The one who obeys what is written in this Book is happy!"
8. It was I, John, who heard and saw these things. Then I got down at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. I was going to worship him.
9. But he said to me, "No! You must not do that. I am a servant together with you and with your Christian brothers and the early preachers and with all those who obey the words in this Book. You must worship God!"
10. Then he said to me, "Do not lock up the words of this Book. These things will happen soon.
11. And let the sinful people keep on being sinful. Let the dirty-minded people keep on being dirty-minded. And let those right with God keep on being right with God. Let the holy people keep on being holy.
12. "See! I am coming soon. I am bringing with Me the reward I will give to everyone for what he has done.
13. I am the First and the Last. I am the beginning and the end.
14. Those who wash their clothes clean are happy (who are washed by the blood of the Lamb). They will have the right to go into the city through the gates. They will have the right to eat the fruit of the tree of life.
15. Outside the city are the dogs. They are people who follow witchcraft and those who do sex sins and those who kill other people and those who worship false gods and those who like lies and tell them.
16. "I am Jesus. I have sent My angel to you with these words to the churches. I am the beginning of David and of his family. I am the bright Morning Star."
17. The Holy Spirit and the Bride say, "Come!" Let the one who hears, say, "Come!" Let the one who is thirsty, come. Let the one who wants to drink of the water of life, drink it. It is a free gift.
18. I am telling everyone who hears the words that are written in this book: If anyone adds anything to what is written in this book, God will add to him the kinds of trouble that this book tells about.
19. If anyone takes away any part of this book that tells what will happen in the future, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the Holy City, which are told about in this book.
20. He Who tells these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon!" Let it be so. Come, Lord Jesus.
21. May all of you have the loving-favor of the Lord Jesus Christ. Let it be so.