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:
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.
- BSB 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.
- 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 lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
- Rev 21:3–4And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
- John 12:26If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
- Rev 7:15–17Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
- John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
- Ezek 37:27My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
- Zech 14:11And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
- Ps 17:15As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
- Ps 16:11Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
- Isa 12:6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
- Rev 21:22–23And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
- Matt 25:41Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
- John 17:24Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
- Gen 3:10–13And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
- Deut 27:26Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Ezek 48:35It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.
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