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1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
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Then he showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
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through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
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There shall no more be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and his servants shall worship him;
4 And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
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they shall see his face, and his name shall be on their foreheads.
5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
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And night shall be no more; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they shall reign for ever and ever.
6 And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
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And 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 what must soon take place.
7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
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And behold, I am coming soon." Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.
8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
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I John am he 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;
9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
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but he said to me, "You must 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."
10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
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And he said to me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.
11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
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Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy."
12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
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"Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense, to repay every one for what he has done.
13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
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I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."
14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
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Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates.
15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
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Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and fornicators and murderers and idolaters, and every one who loves and practices falsehood.
16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
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"I Jesus have sent my angel to you with this testimony for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright morning star."
17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
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The Spirit and the Bride say, "Come." And let him who hears say, "Come." And let him who is thirsty come, let him who desires take the water of life without price.
18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
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I warn every one who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if any one adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book,
19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
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and if any one takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.
20 He which testifieth these things saith,Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
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He who testifies to these things says, "Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
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The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen.
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