Revelation 22:1

Revelation 22:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.

Context of Revelation 22:1

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life – water as clear as crystal – pouring out from the throne of God and of the Lamb, 2flowing down the middle of the city’s main street. On each side of the river is the tree of life producing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month of the year. Its leaves are for the healing of the nations. 3And there will no longer be any curse, and the throne of God and the Lamb will be in the city. His servants will worship him,

Revelation 22:1 word by word

Καὶ ἔδειξέν μοι ποταμὸν ὕδατος ζωῆς, λαμπρὸν ὡς κρύσταλλον, ἐκπορευόμενον ἐκ τοῦ θρόνου τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἀρνίου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he shewedδεικνύωdeiknuō · to showG1166
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• a pureκαθαρόςkatharos · cleanG2513
• riverποταμόςpotamos · riverG4215
• of waterὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
• of lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
• clearλαμπρόςlampros · shiningG2986
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• crystalκρύσταλλοςkrustallos · crystalG2930
• proceedingἐκπορεύωekporeuomai · to departG1607
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the throneὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the throneθρόνοςthronos · throneG2362
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• of the Lambἀρνίονarnion · lambG721

Cross-references for Revelation 22:1

• Psalms 36:8They are filled with food from your house, and you allow them to drink from the river of your delicacies.
• Psalms 46:4The river’s channels bring joy to the city of God, the special, holy dwelling place of the sovereign One.
• Isaiah 41:18I will make streams flow down the slopes and produce springs in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water and the arid land into springs.
• Isaiah 48:18If only you had obeyed my commandments, prosperity would have flowed to you like a river, deliverance would have come to you like the waves of the sea.
• Isaiah 66:12For this is what the Lord says: “Look, I am ready to extend to her prosperity that will flow like a river, the riches of nations will flow into her like a stream that floods its banks. You will nurse from her breast and be carried at her side; you will play on her knees.
• Ezekiel 47:1Then he brought me back to the entrance of the temple. I noticed that water was flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was flowing down from under the right side of the temple, from south of the altar.
• Zechariah 14:8Moreover, on that day living waters will flow out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea and half of them to the western sea; it will happen both in summer and in winter.
• John 7:38let the one who believes in me drink. Just as the scripture says, ‘From within him will flow rivers of living water.’”
• Revelation 7:17because the Lamb in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
• Revelation 21:6He also said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who is thirsty I will give water free of charge from the spring of the water of life.
• Psalms 36:9For you are the one who gives and sustains life.
• Jeremiah 2:13“Do so because my people have committed a double wrong: they have rejected me, the fountain of life-giving water, and they have dug cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns which cannot even hold water.”
• Jeremiah 17:13You are the one in whom Israel may find hope. All who leave you will suffer shame. Those who turn away from you will be consigned to the nether world. For they have rejected you, the Lord, the fountain of life.
• John 4:10Jesus answered her, “If you had known the gift of God and who it is who said to you, ‘Give me some water to drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”
• Revelation 21:11The city possesses the glory of God; its brilliance is like a precious jewel, like a stone of crystal-clear jasper.
• Revelation 3:21I will grant the one who conquers permission to sit with me on my throne, just as I too conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Commentaries on Revelation 22:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Pure river of water of life - This is evidently a reference to the garden of paradise, and the river by which it was watered; and there is also a reference to the account, Ezekiel 47:7-12. Water of life, as we have seen before, generally signifies spring or running water; here it may signify incessant communications of happiness proceeding from God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1And he showed me a pure river of water of life - In the New Jerusalem; the happy abode of the redeemed. The phrase “water of life,” means living or running water, like a spring or fountain, as contrasted with a stagnant pool. See the notes on John 4:14. The allusion here is doubtless to the first Eden, where a river watered the garden (Genesis 2:10, seq.), and as this is a description of Eden recovered, or Paradise regained, it was natural to introduce a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Chapter Outline A description of the heavenly state, under the figures of the water and the tree of life, and of the throne of God and the Lamb. (1-5) The truth and certain fulfilling of all the prophetic visions, The Holy Spirit, and the bride, the church, invite, and say, Come. (6-19) The closing blessing. (20-21) Verses 1-5 All streams of earthly comfort are muddy; but these are clear, and refreshing. They give life, and preserve life, to those who…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1See Revelation 7:17; John 4:10–15; compare with Exodus 17:1–7; Isaiah 55:1; Ezekiel 47:1–10; Zechariah 14:8.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-211. pure--A, B, Vulgate, and Hilary 22, omit. water of life--infinitely superior to the typical waters in the first Paradise (Ge 2:10-14); and even superior to those figurative ones in the millennial Jerusalem (Eze 47:1, 12; Zec 14:8), as the matured fruit is superior to the flower. The millennial waters represent full Gospel grace; these waters of new Jerusalem represent Gospel glory perfected. Their continuous flow from God, the Fountain of life…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 22:1

• Church
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• Lamb of God
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• Ezekiel, Book of
• Filthy
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• Star
• Whosoever
• Jerusalem, New

Commentaries on Revelation 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings