Revelation 22:6-20

English Standard Version

Jesus Is Coming

⁶ And he said to me, ^(A)“These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of ^(B)the spirits of the prophets, ^(C)has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”

⁷ “And behold, ^(D)I am coming soon. ^(E)Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

⁸ I, ^(F)John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, ^(G)I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, ^9 (H)but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those ^(I)who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”

¹⁰ And he said to me, ^(J)“Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. ^11 (K)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 “Behold, ^(L)I am coming soon, ^(M)bringing my recompense with me, ^(N)to repay each one for what he has done. ^13 (O)I am the Alpha and the Omega, ^(P)the first and the last, ^(Q)the beginning and the end.”

¹⁴ Blessed are those who ^(R)wash their robes,^[a] so that they may have the right to ^(S)the tree of life and that ^(T)they may enter the city by the gates. ^15 (U)Outside are ^(V)the dogs ^(W)and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

^16 (X)“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things ^(Y)for the churches. I am ^(Z)the root and ^(AA)the descendant of David, ^(AB)the bright morning star.”

¹⁷ The Spirit and ^(AC)the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And ^(AD)let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the ^(AE)water of life without price.

¹⁸ I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: ^(AF)if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, ¹⁹ and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in ^(AG)the tree of life and in ^(AH)the holy city, which are described in this book.

²⁰ He who testifies to these things says, “Surely ^(AI)I am coming soon.” Amen. ^(AJ)Come, Lord Jesus!