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.
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Au milieu de la place de la ville et sur les deux bords du fleuve, il y avait un arbre de vie, produisant douze fois des fruits, rendant son fruit chaque mois, et dont les feuilles servaient à la guérison des nations.
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.
Theodulf of Orleans
Concerning the Holy Spirit
uit, producing its fruit each month, and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations" (Revelation 22:1-2). This is indeed the river flowing from the throne of God, that is, the Holy Spirit, whom he who believes in Christ drinks. As he himself said, "If anyone is thi…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
is suitable, and that there may be a reference to them in the twelve fruits of which it is written ( Apoc. 22:2 ): "On both sides of the river was the tree bearing twelve fruits." Since, however, a fruit is something that proceeds from a source as from a seed or root, the differe…
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