The Trees · stop 11 of 11
The tree of life, reopened
Revelation 22:2
ξύλον ζωῆς — the exact phrase the Greek OT uses at Genesis 2:9. Leaves for the healing of the nations; the right to the tree of life restored (22:14). The thread closes where it opened.
2in 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.
The narrative
This stop on the thread
The last page answers the third: the tree of life stands in the city, the curse is gone (Rev 22:3), and 'blessed are they... that they may have right to the tree of life.' What the cherubim guarded, the Lamb reopened.
Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (public domain)Puritan
The workbench
Words in this verse
- ἐνen — InG1722
- μέσῳmesō — [the] middleG3319
- τῆςtēs — of theG3588
- πλατείαςplateias — streetG4116
- αὐτῆςautēs — of itG846
- καὶkai — andG2532
- τοῦtou — of theG3588
- ποταμοῦ,potamou — river,G4215
- ἐντεῦθενenteuthen — from hereG1782
- καὶkai — andG2532
- ἐκεῖθεν,ekeithen — from there,G1564
- ξύλονxulon — [was a] treeG3586
- ζωῆςzōēs — of lifeG2222
- ποιοῦνpoioun — producingG4160
- καρποὺςkarpous — fruitsG2590
- δώδεκα,dōdeka — twelve,G1427
- κατὰkata — according toG2596
- μῆναmēna — monthG3376
- ἕκαστονhekaston — eachG1538
- ἀποδιδοῦνapodidoun — yieldingG591
- τὸνton — theG3588
- καρπὸνkarpon — fruitG2590
- αὐτοῦ,autou — of it,G846
- καὶkai — andG2532
- τὰta — theG3588
- φύλλαphulla — leavesG5444
- τοῦtou — of theG3588
- ξύλουxulou — treeG3586
- εἰςeis — [are] forG1519
- θεραπείανtherapeian — [the] healingG2322
- τῶνtōn — of theG3588
- ἐθνῶν.ethnōn — nations.G1484
The floor
Cross-references
Revelation 22:11 Peter 2:24Revelation 2:7Ezekiel 47:8–12Genesis 2:9Revelation 22:14Genesis 3:22–24Proverbs 3:18
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