Revelation · Catholic Public Domain Version
Revelation 22 Catholic Public Domain Version
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- Esther and Daniel are the Vulgate books (Esther 1–16 with the Greek additions as chapters 10:4–16; Daniel 1–14 with the Song of the Three, Susanna and Bel). Baruch 6 is the Letter of Jeremiah.
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1 And he showed me the river of the water of life, shining like crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.
1 DESPUÉS me mostró un río limpio de agua de vida, resplandeciente como cristal, que salía del trono de Dios y del Cordero.
2 In the midst of its main street, and on both sides of the river, was the Tree of Life, bearing twelve fruits, offering one fruit for each month, and the leaves of the tree are for the health of the nations.
2 En el medio de la plaza de ella, y de la una y de la otra parte del río, estaba el árbol de la vida, que lleva doce frutos, dando cada mes su fruto: y las hojas del árbol eran para la sanidad de las naciones.
3 And every curse shall be no more. But the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants shall serve him.
3 Y no habrá más maldición; sino que el trono de Dios y del Cordero estará en ella, y sus siervos le servirán.
4 And they shall see his face. And his name shall be on their foreheads.
4 Y verán su cara; y su nombre [estará] en sus frentes.
5 And night shall be no more. And they will not need the light of a lamp, nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illuminate them. And they shall reign forever and ever.
5 Y allí no habrá más noche; y no tienen necesidad de lumbre de antorcha, ni de lumbre de sol: porque el Señor Dios los alumbrará: y reinarán para siempre jamás.
6 And he said to me: “These words are entirely faithful and true.” And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his Angel to reveal to his servant what must occur soon:
6 Y me dijo: Estas palabras son fieles y verdaderas. Y el Señor Dios de los santos profetas ha enviado su ángel, para mostrar á sus siervos las cosas que es necesario que sean hechas presto.
7 “For behold, I am approaching quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
7 Y he aquí, vengo presto. Bienaventurado el que guarda las palabras de la profecía de este libro.
8 And I, John, heard and saw these things. And, after I had heard and seen, I fell down, so as to adore before the feet of the Angel, who was revealing these things to me.
8 Yo Juan soy el que ha oído y visto estas cosas. Y después que hube oído y visto, me postré para adorar delante de los pies del ángel que me mostraba estas cosas.
9 And he said to me: “Be careful not to do so. For I am your fellow servant, and I am among your brothers the prophets, and among those who keep the words of the prophecy of this book. Adore God.”
9 Y él me dijo: Mira que no lo hagas: porque yo soy siervo contigo, y con tus hermanos los profetas, y con los que guardan las palabras de este libro. Adora á Dios.
10 And he said to me: “Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book. For the time is near.
10 Y me dijo: No selles las palabras de la profecía de este libro; porque el tiempo está cerca.
11 Whoever does harm, he might still do harm. And whoever is filthy, he might still be filthy. And whoever is just, he may still be just. And one who is holy, he may still be holy.”
11 El que es injusto, sea injusto todavía: y el que es sucio, ensúciese todavía: y el que es justo, sea todavía justificado: y el santo sea santificado todavía.
12 “Behold, I am approaching quickly! And my repayment is with me, to render to each one according to his works.
12 Y he aquí, yo vengo presto, y mi galardón conmigo, para recompensar á cada uno según fuere su obra.
13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”
13 Yo soy Alpha y Omega, principio y fin, el primero y el postrero.
14 Blessed are those who wash their robes in the blood of the Lamb. So may they have a right to the tree of life; so may they enter through the gates into the City.
14 Bienaventurados los que guardan sus mandamientos, para que su potencia sea en el árbol de la vida, y que entren por las puertas en la ciudad.
15 Outside are dogs, and drug users, and homosexuals, and murderers, and those who serve idols, and all who love and do what is false.
15 Mas los perros estarán fuera, y los hechiceros, y los disolutos, y los homicidas, y los idólatras, y cualquiera que ama y hace mentira.
16 “I, Jesus, have sent my Angel, to testify to these things for you among the Churches. I am the Root and the Origin of David, the bright morning Star.”
16 Yo Jesús he enviado mi ángel para daros testimonio de estas cosas en las iglesias. Yo soy la raíz y el linaje de David, la estrella resplandeciente, y de la mañana.
17 And the Spirit and the Bride say: “Draw near.” And whoever hears, let him say: “Draw near.” And whoever thirsts, let him draw near. And whoever is willing, let him accept the water of life, freely.
17 Y el Espíritu y la Esposa dicen: Ven. Y el que oye, diga: Ven. Y el que tiene sed, venga: y el que quiere, tome del agua de la vida de balde.
18 For I call as witnesses all listeners of the words of the prophecy of this book. If anyone will have added to these, God will add upon him the afflictions written in this book.
18 Porque yo protesto á cualquiera que oye las palabras de la profecía de este libro: Si alguno añadiere á estas cosas, Dios pondrá sobre él las plagas que están escritas en este libro.
19 And if anyone will have taken away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his portion from the Book of Life, and from the Holy City, and from these things which have been written in this book.
19 Y si alguno quitare de las palabras del libro de esta profecía, Dios quitará su parte del libro de la vida, y de la santa ciudad, y de las cosas que están escritas en este libro.
20 He who offers testimony to these things, says: “Even now, I am approaching quickly.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
20 El que da testimonio de estas cosas, dice: Ciertamente, vengo en breve. Amén, sea así. Ven, Señor Jesús.
21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
21 La gracia de nuestro Señor Jesucristo sea con todos vosotros. Amén.
Cross references (21)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Revelation 7:17; John 4:14; John 7:38–39; Psalm 36:8–9; John 4:10–11
- 2 Revelation 22:1; 1 Peter 2:24; Revelation 2:7; Ezekiel 47:8–12; Genesis 2:9
- 3 Matthew 25:21; Revelation 21:3–4; John 12:26; Revelation 7:15–17; John 14:3
- 4 Matthew 5:8; Revelation 14:1; Revelation 3:12; 1 John 3:2–3; 1 Corinthians 13:12
- 5 Isaiah 60:19–20; Daniel 7:18; Revelation 20:4; Daniel 7:27; 1 Peter 1:3–4
- 6 Revelation 1:1; Revelation 21:5; Revelation 19:9; Romans 1:2; Acts 3:18
- 7 Revelation 1:3; Revelation 3:11; Revelation 22:20; Revelation 22:12; Revelation 22:9–10
- 8 Revelation 19:10; Revelation 1:1
- 9 Revelation 19:10; Colossians 2:18–19; Revelation 14:7; 1 John 5:20; Revelation 4:10
- 10 Daniel 8:26; Revelation 1:3; 1 Peter 4:7; Revelation 10:4; Matthew 10:27
- 11 Daniel 12:10; Proverbs 4:18; Ezekiel 3:27; 2 Timothy 3:13; Matthew 15:14
- 12 Matthew 16:27; Isaiah 62:11; Isaiah 40:10; 1 Corinthians 3:14; Revelation 22:7
- 13 Revelation 1:8; Revelation 21:6; Isaiah 44:6; Isaiah 48:12; Revelation 1:17
- 14 Revelation 21:27; 1 John 5:3; 1 John 3:23–24; Revelation 22:7; 1 John 3:3
- 15 Revelation 21:8; Galatians 5:19–21; Philippians 3:2; 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; Revelation 21:27
- 16 Revelation 5:5; 2 Peter 1:19; Isaiah 11:1; Romans 1:3–4; Revelation 1:4
- 17 John 4:14; Revelation 21:6; Isaiah 55:1–3; John 7:37; Isaiah 12:3
- 18 Deuteronomy 12:32; Deuteronomy 4:2; Proverbs 30:6; Revelation 1:3; Revelation 22:7
- 19 Deuteronomy 4:2; Luke 11:52; Revelation 22:2; Psalm 69:28; Revelation 1:3
- 20 Revelation 22:7; Hebrews 9:28; Revelation 22:12; 2 Timothy 4:8; 1 Corinthians 16:22
- 21 2 Thessalonians 3:18; Romans 16:20; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Ephesians 6:23–24; Revelation 1:4
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And thus He forewarns us: "Behold, the Lord [cometh], and His reward is before His face, to render to every man according to his work." He exhorts us, therefore, with our whole heart to attend to this, that we be not lazy or slothful in any good work.
… easy to obtain from the Church; since the apostles, like a rich man [depositing his money] in a bank, lodged in her hands most copiously all things pertaining to the truth: so that every man, whosoever will, can draw from her the water of life. For she is the entrance to life; all others are thieves and robbers.
But said the angel, "Rise; see thou do it not: worship God, for I am thy fellow-servant, and the brethren's." An angel, then, forbade a man to fall down at his feet.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
He says, "be consummated," be completed, according to that in the Apocalypse, "Let the righteous become more righteous, and let the filthy be filthy still." For the wickedness of those men appears consummate, who crucified the Son of God; but greater is theirs who will not live uprightly, and hate the precepts of truth, for whom the Son of God …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)