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Revelation 22:2

“in 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.”

Revelation 22:2 · direct translation from the Greek
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A river of life flows from the throne; nothing accursed, no night, and they will see his faceHope

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Allusion · Genesis 2:9

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Both texts name “the tree of life”; Genesis 3:22-24 tells that the way to it was closed off.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ξύλονxylonG3586עֵץetsH6086“pole, wood”
  • ζωῆςzōēsG2222חַיִּיםjayimH2416“life”

Allusion · Ezekiel 47:12

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Both texts describe trees beside the river that bear fruit every month and whose leaves serve for healing.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ξύλονxylonG3586עֵץetsH6086“pole, wood”
  • καρποὺςkarpousG2590פִּרְיpiryH6529“fruit”
  • μῆναmēnaG3375חֳדָשָׁיjodashayH2320“month”
  • φύλλαphyllaG5444עָלֵaleH5929“leaf”

Revelation 22:2, word by word

the middleμέσῳmesōi

middle

Middle, in the midst.

Where else “mesōi” appears
streetπλατείαςplateias

street

A wide city road.

Where else “plateias” appears
on either sideἐντεῦθενenteuthen

either side

Points to a thing or person on each side of another in the middle.

Where else “enteuthen” appears
on either sideἐκεῖθενekeithen

from there

From there.

Where else “ekeithen” appears
of the riverποταμοῦpotamou

river

River; a stream of water.

Where else “potamou” appears
the treeξύλονxylon

tree

A large plant with a woody trunk; so is called the one that gives life in paradise.

Where else “xylon” appears
of lifeζωῆςzōēs

eternal life

What God gives to live with him without end.

Where else “zōēs” appears
producingποιοῦνpoioun

bear fruit

To produce fruit, like a tree; in life, deeds that can be seen.

Where else “poioun” appears
twelveδώδεκαdōdeka

twelve

The quantity twelve, the number of the tribes of Israel.

Where else “dōdeka” appears
fruitκαρποὺςkarpous

fruit

What a plant produces, which is harvested and eaten.

Where else “karpous” appears
yieldingἀποδιδοῦνapodidoun

render

To give what is due: fruit, an account.

Where else “apodidoun” appears
eachἕκαστονhekaston

each

Each, each one.

Where else “hekaston” appears
monthμῆναmēna

month

A period of about thirty days, one of the twelve parts of the year.

Where else “mēna” appears
the leavesφύλλαphylla

leaf

Leaf.

Where else “phylla” appears
the healingθεραπείανtherapeian

healing

Making the sick well again.

Where else “therapeian” appears
of the nationsἐθνῶνethnōn

Gentile

The peoples who are not Israel.

Where else “ethnōn” appears

Translation note

It recalls Genesis 2:9 and Ezekiel 47:12.

The context

1And he showed me a river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

2 · This verse (above)

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,

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