^{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:

^{7 Ref} Lo, I come quickly; happy `is' he who is keeping the words of the prophecy of this scroll.'

^{8 Ref} And I, John, am he who is seeing these things and hearing, and when I heard and beheld, I fell down to bow before the feet of the messenger who is shewing me these things;

^{9 Ref} and he saith to me, `See -- not; for fellow-servant of thee am I, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of those keeping the words of this scroll; before God bow.'

^{10 Ref} And he saith to me, `Thou mayest not seal the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is nigh;

^{11 Ref} he who is unrighteous -- let him be unrighteous still, and he who is filthy -- let him be filthy still, and he who is righteous -- let him be declared righteous still, and he who is sanctified -- let him be sanctified still:

^{12 Ref} And lo, I come quickly, and my reward `is' with me, to render to each as his work shall be;

^{13 Ref} I am the Alpha and the Omega -- the Beginning and End -- the First and the Last.

^{14 Ref} `Happy are those doing His commands that the authority shall be theirs unto the tree of the life, and by the gates they may enter into the city;

^{15 Ref} and without `are' the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the whoremongers, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one who is loving and is doing a lie.

^{16 Ref} `I, Jesus did send my messenger to testify to you these things concerning the assemblies; I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning star!

^{17 Ref} And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come; and he who is hearing -- let him say, Come; and he who is thirsting -- let him come; and he who is willing -- let him take the water of life freely.