1Then he showed me the river of the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb, 2through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, 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. 3There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will serve him. 4They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5And there 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. 6And he said to me, »These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants the things which must soon take place.« 7»And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.« 8I, John, am the one who heard and saw 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. 9But he said to me, »Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brethren the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.« 10And he said to me, »Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. 11He who does wrong, let him do wrong still; and he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; and he who does right, let him do right still; and he who is holy, let him be holy still.« 12»Behold, I am coming soon, 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 first and the last, the beginning and the end.« 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. 15Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. 16»I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.« 17The Spirit and the Bride say, »Come.« And let him who hears say, »Come.« And let him who is thirsty come; let him who wishes take the water of life without price. 18I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, 19and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are described in this book. 20He who testifies to these things says, »Yes, I am coming soon.« Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. 21The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.