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.
Parallel translations
- WEB There will be no curse any more. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants serve him.
- KJV And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
- NKJV And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him.
- NASB There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him;
- NLT No longer will there be a curse upon anything. For the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his servants will worship him.
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Quick answer
There will be no curse any longer; God's and the Lamb's throne is there and his servants serve him. The curse of sin is fully undone and joyful worship fills the new creation.
Overview
The removal of the curse reverses Genesis 3, fulfilling redemption's goal that all effects of the fall be undone. The shared throne of God and the Lamb again affirms Christ's deity and his central place in the new creation. The redeemed serve God as glad worshipers, the very purpose for which they were made.
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- Matt 25:21His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Rev 21:3–4And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.
- John 12:26If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
- Rev 7:15–17For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
- John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
- Ezek 37:27My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.
- Zech 14:11People will live there, and never again will there be an utter destruction. So Jerusalem will dwell securely.
- Ps 17:15As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
- Ps 16:11You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
- Isa 12:6Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
- Rev 21:22–23But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
- Matt 25:41Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
- John 17:24Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
- Gen 3:10–13“I heard Your voice in the garden,” he replied, “and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”
- Deut 27:26‘Cursed is he who does not put the words of this law into practice.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- Ezek 48:35The perimeter of the city will be 18,000 cubits, and from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE.”
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