22 And o I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. 23 And the city p has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for q the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. 24 By its light r will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth s will bring their glory into it, 25 and t its gates will never be shut by day—and u there will be no night there. 26 They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. 27 But v nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's w book of life.
22 Then the angel [1] showed me x the river of y the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 through the middle of z the street of the city; a also, on either side of the river, b the tree of life [2] with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were c for the healing of the nations. 3 d No longer will there be anything accursed, but e the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and f his servants [3] will worship him. 4 g They will see his face, and h his name will be on their foreheads. 5 And i night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp j or sun, for k the Lord God will be their light, and l they will reign forever and ever.
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