He shewed me (εδειξεν μο). The angel as in ;  (cf. ; ). Now the interior of the city.

A river of water of life (ποταμον υδατος ζωης). For υδωρ ζωης (water of life) see ; ; ; . There was a river in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:10). The metaphor of river reappears in ; , and the fountain of life in Joel 3:18; ; ; ; ; ; .

Bright as crystal (λαμπρον ως κρυσταλλον). See  for κρυσταλλον and ; ;  for λαμπρον. "Sparkling like rock crystal" (Swete), shimmering like mountain water over the rocks.

Proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb (εκπορευομενον εκ του θρονου του θεου κα του αρνιου). Cf. Ezekiel 47,1Sacharja 14,8Offenbarung 3,21Hebräer 1,3Offenbarung 22,3