Revelation 22

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Ref And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, bright as crystal, going forth out of the throne of God and of the Lamb:

2 Ref in the midst of its broad place, and of the river on this side and on that, `is' a tree of life, yielding twelve fruits, in each several month rendering its fruits, and the leaves of the tree `are' for the service of the nations;

3 Ref and any curse there shall not be any more, and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him,

4 Ref and they shall see His face, and His name `is' upon their foreheads,

5 Ref and night shall not be there, and they have no need of a lamp and light of a sun, because the Lord God doth give them light, and they shall reign -- to the ages of the ages.

6 Ref And he said to me, `These words `are' stedfast and true, and the Lord God of the holy prophets did send His messenger to shew to His servants the things that it behoveth to come quickly:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

1 Ref And I saw a river of water of life, clear as glass, coming out of the high seat of God and of the Lamb,

2 Ref In the middle of its street. And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, having twelve sorts of fruits, giving its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree give life to the nations.

3 Ref And there will be no more curse: and the high seat of God and of the Lamb will be there; and his servants will be worshipping him;

4 Ref And they will see his face; and his name will be on their brows.

5 Ref And there will be no more night; and they have no need of a light or of the shining of the sun; for the Lord God will give them light: and they will be ruling for ever and ever.

6 Ref And he said to me, These words are certain and true: and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to make clear to his servants the things which are now to come about.

World English Bible (WEB)

1 Ref He showed me a{TR adds "pure"} river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,

2 Ref in the middle of its street. On this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

3 Ref There will be no curse any more. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants serve him.

4 Ref They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

5 Ref There will be no night, and they need no lamp light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever.

6 Ref He said to me, "These words are faithful and true. The Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to show to his bondservants the things which must happen soon."

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