KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Revelation 22:1
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
WEB World English Bible
He showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,
ASV American Standard Version
And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, bright as crystal, going forth out of the throne of God and of the Lamb:
Surrounding context — Revelation 22
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.
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.
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:
4 And they shall see his face; and his name [shall be] in their foreheads.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandἔδειξένG1166 · deiknuōto showμοιG3165 · memeποταμὸνG4215 · potamosriverὕδατοςG5204 · hudōr, hudatoswaterζωῆς,G2222 · zōēlifeλαμπρὸνG2986 · lamprosshiningὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenκρύσταλλον,G2930 · krustalloscrystalἐκπορευόμενονG1607 · ekporeuōto departἐκG1537 · ekout fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθρόνουG2362 · thronosthroneτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodκαὶG2532 · kaiandτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀρνίου.G721 · arnionlamb
Cross-references
Revelation 7:17For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.John 4:14But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.John 7:38-39He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.Psalm 36:8-9They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.John 4:10-11Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.Revelation 21:6And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.Zechariah 14:8And it shall be in that day, [that] living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.Psalm 46:4[There is] a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy [place] of the tabernacles of the most High.Revelation 22:17And 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.Jeremiah 17:13O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, [and] they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.Jeremiah 2:13For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, [and] hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.Ezekiel 47:1-9Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house [stood toward] the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south [side] of the altar.Acts 1:4-5And, being assembled together with [them], commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, [saith he], ye have heard of me.Isaiah 41:18I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.Acts 2:33Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.Isaiah 48:18O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:John 15:26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, [even] the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:Revelation 3:21To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
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