Revelation · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Revelation 22 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
1 Και μοι έδειξε καθαρόν ποταμόν ύδατος της ζωής λαμπρόν ως κρύσταλλον, εξερχόμενον εκ του θρόνου του Θεού και του Αρνίου.
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 Εν τω μέσω της πλατείας αυτής και του ποταμού εντεύθεν και εντεύθεν ήτο το δένδρον της ζωής, φέρον καρπούς δώδεκα, καθ' έκαστον μήνα κάμνον τον καρπόν αυτού, και τα φύλλα του δένδρου είναι εις θεραπείαν των εθνών.
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 Και ουδέν ανάθεμα θέλει είσθαι πλέον· και ο θρόνος του Θεού και του Αρνίου θέλει είσθαι εν αυτή, και οι δούλοι αυτού θέλουσι λατρεύσει αυτόν
3 There will be no curse any more. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will serve him.
4 και θέλουσιν ιδεί το πρόσωπον αυτού, και το όνομα αυτού θέλει είσθαι επί των μετώπων αυτών.
4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
5 Και νυξ δεν θέλει είσθαι εκεί, και δεν έχουσι χρείαν λύχνου και φωτός ηλίου, διότι Κύριος ο Θεός φωτίζει αυτούς, και θέλουσι βασιλεύσει εις τους αιώνας των αιώνων.
5 There will be no night, and they need no lamp light or sun light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever.
6 Και είπε προς εμέ· Ούτοι οι λόγοι είναι πιστοί και αληθινοί· και Κύριος ο Θεός των αγίων προφητών απέστειλε τον άγγελον αυτού, διά να δείξη εις τους δούλους αυτού τα όσα πρέπει να γείνωσι ταχέως.
6 He said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to show to his bondservants the things which must happen soon.”
7 Ιδού, έρχομαι ταχέως. Μακάριος όστις φυλάττει τους λόγους της προφητείας του βιβλίου τούτου.
7 “Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
8 Και εγώ ο Ιωάννης είμαι ο ιδών ταύτα και ακούσας. Και ότε ήκουσα και είδον, έπεσα να προσκυνήσω έμπροσθεν των ποδών του αγγέλου του δεικνύοντος εις εμέ ταύτα.
8 Now I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.
9 Και λέγει προς εμέ· Πρόσεχε μη κάμης τούτο· διότι εγώ είμαι σύνδουλός σου και των αδελφών σου των προφητών και των φυλαττόντων τους λόγους του βιβλίου τούτου· τον Θεόν προσκύνησον.
9 He said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers, the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”
10 Και λέγει προς εμέ· Μη σφραγίσης τους λόγους της προφητείας του βιβλίου τούτου· διότι ο καιρός είναι εγγύς.
10 He said to me, “Don’t seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand.
11 Όστις αδικεί ας αδικήση έτι, και όστις είναι μεμολυσμένος ας μολυνθή έτι, και ο δίκαιος ας γείνη έτι δίκαιος, και ο άγιος ας γείνη έτι άγιος.
11 He who acts unjustly, let him act unjustly still. He who is filthy, let him be filthy still. He who is righteous, let him do righteousness still. He who is holy, let him be holy still.”
12 Και ιδού, έρχομαι ταχέως, και ο μισθός μου είναι μετ' εμού, διά να αποδώσω εις έκαστον ως θέλει είσθαι το έργον αυτού.
12 “Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.
13 Εγώ είμαι το Α και το Ω, αρχή και τέλος, ο πρώτος και ο έσχατος.
13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
14 Μακάριοι οι πράττοντες τας εντολάς αυτού, διά να έχωσιν εξουσίαν επί το δένδρον της ζωής και να εισέλθωσι διά των πυλώνων εις την πόλιν.
14 Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.
15 Έξω δε είναι οι κύνες και οι μάγοι και οι πόρνοι και οι φονείς και οι ειδωλολάτραι και πας ο αγαπών και πράττων το ψεύδος.
15 Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
16 Εγώ ο Ιησούς έπεμψα τον άγγελόν μου να μαρτυρήση εις εσάς ταύτα εις τας εκκλησίας. Εγώ είμαι η ρίζα και το γένος του Δαβίδ, ο αστήρ ο λαμπρός και ορθρινός.
16 I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”
17 Και το Πνεύμα και η νύμφη λέγουσιν· Ελθέ. Και όστις ακούει, ας είπη. Ελθέ. Και όστις διψά, ας έλθη, και όστις θέλει, ας λαμβάνη δωρεάν το ύδωρ της ζωής.
17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” He who hears, let him say, “Come!” He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely.
18 Διότι μαρτύρομαι εις πάντα ακούοντα τους λόγους της προφητείας του βιβλίου τούτου· Εάν τις επιθέση εις ταύτα, ο Θεός θέλει επιθέσει εις αυτόν τας πληγάς τας γεγραμμένας εν τω βιβλίω τούτω·
18 I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book.
19 και εάν τις αφαιρέση από των λόγων του βιβλίου της προφητείας ταύτης, ο Θεός θέλει αφαιρέσει το μέρος αυτού από του βιβλίου της ζωής και από της πόλεως της αγίας και των γεγραμμένων εν τω βιβλίω τούτω.
19 If anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.
20 Λέγει ο μαρτυρών ταύτα· Ναι, έρχομαι ταχέως. Αμήν, ναι, έρχου, Κύριε Ιησού.
20 He who testifies these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen! Yes, come, Lord Jesus!
21 Η χάρις του Κυρίου ημών Ιησού Χριστού είη μετά πάντων υμών· αμήν.
21 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with all the saints. Amen.
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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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
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)