Passage

Revelation 22.1

Book: Revelation · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,"

"2. in the midst of the street thereof. And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve manner of fruits, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3. And there shall be no curse any more: and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be therein: and his servants shall serve him;" (Revelation 22:1-3, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. He showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,"

"2. in the middle of its street. On this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3. There will be no curse any more. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants serve him." (Revelation 22:1-3, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"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:" (Revelation 22:1-3, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. 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:"

"2. in the midst of its broad place, and of the river on this side and on that, [is] a tree of life, yielding twelve fruits, in each several month rendering its fruits, and the leaves of the tree [are] for the service of the nations; 3. and any curse there shall not be any more, and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him," (Revelation 22:1-3, YLT)

Setting

Speaker: John the Apostle (traditionally) / John of Patmos + Jesus's direct discourse (in the visions)
Audience: seven churches of Asia Minor + future Christian believers
Location: Patmos (composition); visions span heaven + earth + new creation
Time period: composed c. AD 95 (Domitianic dating, most common) or c. AD 65-68 (Neronic dating, minority)

Theological reading

Key words

G2222 - zoe, zoe (Strong's G2222). Also appears in: Matthew 7.13-14, Matthew 19, Matthew 25.46.
G2316 - theos, theos (Strong's G2316). Also appears in: Matthew 1.23, Matthew 3.16, Matthew 5.9.

Quoted in

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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