Revelation 22:1 “Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as cry…”

Revelation 22:1

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

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,

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,

Geneva Bible 1599

And hee shewed me a pure riuer of water of life, cleare as crystall, proceeding out of the throne of God, and of the Lambe.

Darby Translation

And he shewed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, going out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

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:

Bible in Basic English

And I saw a river of water of life, clear as glass, coming out of the high seat of God and of the Lamb,

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Cross references

“A pure”

Zechariah 14:8 Psalm 46:4 Ezekiel 47:1–9 Isaiah 41:18 Isaiah 48:18 Isaiah 66:12

Zechariah 14:8 · BSB

And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike.

Psalm 46:4 · BSB

There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.

Ezekiel 47:1–9 · BSB

Then the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side…

Isaiah 41:18 · BSB

I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.

Isaiah 48:18 · BSB

If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.

Isaiah 66:12 · BSB

For this is what the LORD says: “I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flowing stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm, and bounced upon her knees.

“water”

Revelation 7:17 John 4:14 Revelation 21:6 Jeremiah 17:13 Jeremiah 2:13 Psalm 36:9

Revelation 7:17 · BSB

For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’ ”

John 4:14 · BSB

But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”

Revelation 21:6 · BSB

And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.

Jeremiah 17:13 · BSB

O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.

Jeremiah 2:13 · BSB

“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns— broken cisterns that cannot hold water.

Psalm 36:9 · BSB

For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.

“clear”

Revelation 21:11

Revelation 21:11 · BSB

shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.

“proceeding”

Acts 2:33 Revelation 3:21 John 15:26 Revelation 5:6 Revelation 5:13 John 14:16–18

Acts 2:33 · BSB

Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.

Revelation 3:21 · BSB

To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

John 15:26 · BSB

When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.

Revelation 5:6 · BSB

Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits o…

Revelation 5:13 · BSB

And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ev…

John 14:16–18 · BSB

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—

Also

Revelation 22:17

Revelation 22:17 · BSB

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.

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