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CHAP. XXII.
1 AND he g shewed me a pure river of wa∣ter of life, clear as crystal h, proceeding out of the throne of God, and of the Lamb i.
2 In the midst of the street of it, and of either side of the river, was there the † tree of life k, which bare twelve manner of fruits l, and yielded her fruit every month m; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations n.
3 And there shall be no more curse o; but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it p, and his servants shall serve him q.
4 And they shall see his face r, and his name shall be in their foreheads s.
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 t.
6 And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true u. And the Lord God of the holy prophets sents his † angel to shew unto his Servants the things which must shortly be done w.
7 Behold, I come quickly x, † blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book y.
8 And I John saw these things z, and heard them a. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel, which shewed me these things.
9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not b; for I am thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren the prophets c, and of them which keep the say∣ings of this book, Worship God d.
10 And he saith unto me e, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book f, † for the time is at hand g.
11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still; and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still h; and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still; and he that is holy, let him be holy still i.
12 And behold, I come quickly k, and my reward is with me l, †.
13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning, and the end, the first and the last m.
14 Blessed are they that do his command∣ments †, that they may have right to the tree of life n, and may enter in through the gates into the city n.o
15 For without p are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idola∣ters, and whosoever loveth, and maketh a lie.
16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testifie unto you these things in the churches q: I † am the root, and the off-spring of David, r, and the ‖ bright and morning star s.
17 And the spirit t, and the bride say, Come u. And let him that heareth, say, Come w. And let him that is a thirst, come x; And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely y.