Passage

Revelation 22.20

Book: Revelation · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"18. I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book: 19. and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book."

"20. He who testifieth these things saith, Yea: I come quickly. Amen: come, Lord Jesus."

"21. The grace of the Lord Jesus be with the saints. Amen." (Revelation 22:18-21, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"18. I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if anyone adds to them, may God add to him the plagues which are written in this book. 19. If anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, may God take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book."

"20. He who testifies these things says, “Yes, I come quickly.” Amen! Yes, come, Lord Jesus."

"21. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with all the saints. Amen." (Revelation 22:18-21, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"18. For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 19. And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. ^{out of the book: or, from the tree of life}"

"20. He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus."

"21. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen." (Revelation 22:18-21, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"18. 'For I testify to every one hearing the words of the prophecy of this scroll, if any one may add unto these, God shall add to him the plagues that have been written in this scroll, 19. and if any one may take away from the words of the scroll of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the scroll of the life, and out of the holy city, and the things that have been written in this scroll;'"

"20. he saith, who is testifying these things, 'Yes, I come quickly!' Amen! Yes, be coming, Lord Jesus!"

"21. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with you all. Amen." (Revelation 22:18-21, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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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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