Revelation 22:1–5
A river of life flows from the throne; nothing accursed, no night, and they will see his face
Study it word by word1And he showed me a river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
2in the middle of its street. And on either side of the river was the tree of life, producing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
3And there will no longer be any accursed thing. And the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his slaves will serve him,
4and they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
5And night will be no more, and they have no need of the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign to the ages of the ages.
In its context
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6And he said to me, “These words are faithful and true; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his slaves what must take place soon.
7And look, I am coming soon. Happy is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
Its words in the original
- ἔδειξένedeixen· show
Show, point out.
- ποταμὸνpotamon· river
River; a stream of water.
- ὕδατοςhydatos· water
Water.
- ζωῆςzōēs· life
Life; the true life that God gives.
- λαμπρὸνlampron· bright, splendid
Bright, shining, splendid; also clear.
- κρύσταλλονkrystallon· crystal
Crystal: clear rock crystal; also ice.
- ἐκπορευόμενονekporeuomenon· go out, proceed
Go out; also proceed from someone.
- θρόνουthronou· throne
Throne: the seat of a king or a judge; hence royal power.
- θεοῦtheou· God, god
God. In the plural or in another sense, "gods".
- ἀρνίουarniou· lamb
Little lamb.
- μέσῳmesōi· middle
Middle, in the midst.
- πλατείαςplateias· street, square
Wide street, main street, square.
- ἐντεῦθενenteuthen· from here
From here, from this place.
- ἐκεῖθενekeithen· from there
From there.
- ξύλονxylon· wood, club
Wood; a club; a tree, the cross.
- ποιοῦνpoioun· do, make
Do, make, produce.
- καρποὺςkarpous· fruit
Fruit; also the result of what someone does.
- δώδεκαdōdeka· twelve
Twelve.
- μῆναmēna· month
Month.
- ἕκαστονhekaston· each
Each, each one.
- ἀποδιδοῦνapodidoun· give back, pay
Pay, give back, give what is owed.
- φύλλαphylla· leaf
Leaf.
- θεραπείανtherapeian· healing, household servants
Healing, care; also the servants of a household.
- ἐθνῶνethnōn· nation
Nation, people; in the plural, often the peoples who are not Israel.
- ἔσταιestai· be
Be, exist.
- δοῦλοιdouloi· slave
Slave: someone who belongs to a master and serves him.
- λατρεύσουσινlatreusousin· worship, serve
Serve, worship: serve God in worship.
- ὄψονταιopsontai· see
See, look; notice.
- πρόσωπονprosōpon· face, presence
Face; also presence, appearance.
- ὄνομαonoma· name
Name. In the Bible, a name stands for the person himself.
- μετώπωνmetōpōn· forehead
Forehead.
- νὺξnyx· night
Night. "By night".
- ἔχουσινechousin· have
Have, possess, hold.
- χρείανchreian· need
Need; what is lacking.
- φωτὸςphōtos· light
Light.
- λύχνουlychnou· lamp
Oil lamp.
- ἡλίουhēliou· sun
Sun.
- κύριοςkyrios· Lord, lord
Lord, master, owner. Said of God, the Lord; in Old Testament quotations it stands for the name YHWH.
- φωτίσειphōtisei· give light
Give light, enlighten.
- βασιλεύσουσινbasileusousin· reign, be king
Reign, be king, rule; also begin to reign.
- αἰῶναςaiōnas· age
Age: a long period of the world's time; "forever", literally "into the ages".