12. ‘Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.
13. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
14. ‘Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.
15. Outside are the dogs, those who practise magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practises falsehood.
16. ‘I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.’
17. The Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let the one who hears say, ‘Come!’ Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.
18. I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: if anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll.
19. And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.
20. He who testifies to these things says, ‘Yes, I am coming soon.’Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
21. The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen.Footnotes for the Book of Revelationa 1 Or messenger; also in verses 8, 12 and 18b 27 Psalm 2:9a 5 That is, the sevenfold Spiritb 8 Isaiah 6:3a 6 Greek a denariusb 11 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 12:10; 19:10.c 16 See Hosea 10:8.d 17 Some manuscripts hisa 11 Wormwood is a bitter substance.a 4 See Zech. 4:3,11,14.b 11 Or Spirit (see Ezek. 37:5,14)a 1 Some manuscripts And Ib 8 Or written from the creation of the world in the book of life belonging to the Lamb who was slainc 10 Some manuscripts anyone killsd 10 Jer. 15:2e 18 Or is humanity’s numbera 3 Some manuscripts agesb 3,4 Phrases in this song are drawn from Psalm 111:2,3; Deut. 32:4; Jer. 10:7; Psalms 86:9; 98:2.a 15 Psalm 2:9a 1 Isaiah 65:17b 4 Isaiah 25:8c 16 That is, about 1,400 miles or about 2,200 kilometresd 17 That is, about 65 metrese 17 Or highf 20 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain.