New Living Translation
Revelation 22:2
2It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations.
Revelation 22:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
- English Standard Version (ESV)through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Context of Revelation 22:2
1Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations. 3No longer will there be a curse upon anything. For the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his servants will worship him. 4And they will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads.
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ἐν μέσῳ τῆς πλατείας αὐτῆς καὶ τοῦ ποταμοῦ, ἐντεῦθεν καὶ ἐκεῖθεν, ξύλον ζωῆς ποιοῦν καρποὺς δώδεκα, κατὰ μῆνα ἕκαστον ἀποδιδοῦν τὸν καρπὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὰ φύλλα τοῦ ξύλου εἰς θεραπείαν τῶν ἐθνῶν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the midstμέσοςmesos · midstG3319
- of the streetὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- of the streetπλατεῖαplateia · wide street/roadG4113
- of itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- on either sideἐντεῦθεν, ἔνθενenteuthen · from hereG1782
- of the riverποταμόςpotamos · riverG4215
- the treeξύλονxulon · woodG3586
- of lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
- which bareποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- twelveδώδεκαdōdeka · twelveG1427
- fruitsκαρπόςkarpos · fruitG2590
- yieldedἀποδίδωμιapodidōmi · to payG591
- ·κατάkata · according toG2596
- ·εἷςheis · oneG1520
- everyἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
- monthμήνmēn · monthG3376
- the leavesφύλλονphullon · leafG5444
- forεἰςeis · towardG1519
- the healingθεραπείαtherapeia · serviceG2322
- of the nationsἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
Cross-references for Revelation 22:2
- Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.
- Revelation 21:21The twelve gates were made of pearls—each gate from a single pearl! And the main street was pure gold, as clear as glass.
- Ezekiel 47:1In my vision, the man brought me back to the entrance of the Temple. There I saw a stream flowing east from beneath the door of the Temple and passing to the right of the altar on its south side.
- Revelation 22:14Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will be permitted to enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life.
- Revelation 2:7“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.
- Genesis 2:9The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground—trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In the middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
- Genesis 3:22Then the Lord God said, “Look, the human beings have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!”
- Proverbs 3:18Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her; happy are those who hold her tightly.
- Revelation 21:24The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the world will enter the city in all their glory.
- Psalms 147:3He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.
- Isaiah 6:10Harden the hearts of these people. Plug their ears and shut their eyes. That way, they will not see with their eyes, nor hear with their ears, nor understand with their hearts and turn to me for healing.”
- Isaiah 57:18I have seen what they do, but I will heal them anyway! I will lead them. I will comfort those who mourn,
- Jeremiah 17:14O Lord, if you heal me, I will be truly healed; if you save me, I will be truly saved. My praises are for you alone!
- Ezekiel 47:8Then he said to me, “This river flows east through the desert into the valley of the Dead Sea. The waters of this stream will make the salty waters of the Dead Sea fresh and pure.
- Hosea 14:4The Lord says, “Then I will heal you of your faithlessness; my love will know no bounds, for my anger will be gone forever.
- Malachi 4:2“But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture.
Commentaries on Revelation 22:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2In the midst of the street of it - That is, of the city which was described in the preceding chapter. The tree of life - An allusion to Genesis 2:9. As this tree of life is stated to be in the streets of the city, and on each side of the river, tree must here be an enallage of the singular for the plural number, trees of life, or trees which yielded fruit by which life was preserved. The account in Ezekiel is this: "And by the river, upon the bank…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2In the midst of the street of it - Prof. Stuart renders this, “between the street thereof and the river”; and says that “the writer conceives of the river as running through the whole city; then of streets parallel to it on either side; and then, on the banks of the river, between the water and the street, the whole stream is lined on either side with two rows of the tree of life.” The more common interpretation, however, is doubtless admissible, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2After humans sinned, they lost access to the tree of life (see Genesis 3:22–24), but now it is freely available. The tree stands on each side of the river (compare Ezekiel 47:12), showing there is no wrong side of the river in heaven. The tree produces fresh fruit every month, demonstrating God's constant provision.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. The harmonious unity of Scripture is herein exhibited. The Fathers compared it to a ring, an unbroken circle, returning into itself. Between the events of Genesis and those at the close of the Apocalypse, at least six thousand or seven thousand years intervene; and between Moses the first writer and John the last about one thousand five hundred years. How striking it is that, as in the beginning we found Adam and Eve, his bride, in innocence m…Read the comment
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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
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