Revelation 22:2 (GNV)

Passage

In the middes of the street of it, and of either side of ye riuer, was the tree of life, which bare twelue maner of fruits, and gaue fruit euery moneth: and the leaues of the tree serued to heale the nations with.

Nearby Context

Revelation 22:1 And hee shewed me a pure riuer of water of life, cleare as crystall, proceeding out of the throne of God, and of the Lambe.

Revelation 22:2 In the middes of the street of it, and of either side of ye riuer, was the tree of life, which bare twelue maner of fruits, and gaue fruit euery moneth: and the leaues of the tree serued to heale the nations with.

Revelation 22:3 And there shalbe no more curse, but ye throne of God and of the Lambe shall be in it, and his seruants shall serue him.

Revelation 22:4 And they shall see his face, and his Name shalbe in their foreheads.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "middes", "street", "either", "side", "riuer", "life", and "bare". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "middes" and "street", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "And hee shewed me a pure riuer..." into verse 3's "And there shalbe no more curse but...", so "middes" and "street" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "middes" and "street" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.