Revelation 22:2

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Revelation 22:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

2 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.

3 No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him.

4 They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.

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Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

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Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

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Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”

Genesis 3:23

Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.

Genesis 3:24

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I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,

Isaiah 57:19

bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for You are my praise.

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Ezekiel 47:9

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Ezekiel 47:10

Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.

Ezekiel 47:11

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Luke 4:18

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1 Peter 2:24

He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”