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Berean Standard Bible

“down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.”

Revelation 22:2

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Revelation 22 opens with the river of the water of life flowing from God's throne through the new Jerusalem. The vision echoes Eden and Ezekiel's river flowing from the temple.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (KJV)

In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

American Standard Version (ASV)

in the midst of the street thereof. And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve [manner of] fruits, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

In the middle of its street. And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, having twelve sorts of fruits, giving its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree give life to the nations.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

in the midst of its broad place, and of the river on this side and on that, is a tree of life, yielding twelve fruits, in each several month rendering its fruits, and the leaves of the tree are for the service of the nations;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

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.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

y corría en medio de la calle principal de la ciudad. En ambas riberas crecía el árbol de la vida, que produce frutos todos los meses, doce veces al año, y con sus hojas se curan las naciones.

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