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Revelation 22:1

Revelation 22:1
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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And he showed me a pure river of water of life,.... Not baptism, which used to be administered in rivers and pools of water; and which engaged to purity of life; and, the power and authority of…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And he showed me a pure river of water of life - In the New Jerusalem; the happy abode of the redeemed. The phrase “water of life,” means living or running water, like a spring or fountain, as…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Pure river of water of life - This is evidently a reference to the garden of paradise, and the river by which it was watered; and there is also a reference to the account, Eze 47:7-12. Water of life,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Revelation 22:1-5

The heavenly state which was before described as a city, and called the new Jerusalem, is here described as a paradise, alluding to the earthly paradise which was lost by the sin of the first Adam;…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The Water and the Tree of Life; the Service and the Kingdom of God's Servants. Chap. 22 Rev 22:1-5

1. pure Should be omitted.

river of water of life See Rev 7:17; Rev 21:6.

clear Bright would perhaps…