Revelation 22:2
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.
Cross-references
In Revelation 22:14, those who wash their robes have right to the tree of life — the tree here is the same one they gain access to.
In Revelation 22:1, the river of life flows from the throne — here it runs down the middle of the street with the tree on its banks.
Revelation 22:19 warns that removing from the prophecy forfeits the tree of life, emphasizing its central blessing.
Revelation 21:24 speaks of nations walking in the city's light; 22:2 adds that the tree's leaves heal those nations.
In Revelation 21:21, the great street is made of pure gold — here the river and tree are located in that same street.
Revelation 2:7 promises the tree of life to overcomers — here that promise is fulfilled in the New Jerusalem.
Genesis 3:22-24 bars access to the tree of life after the Fall; here access is fully restored for healing.
In Ezekiel 47:12, trees on both riverbanks bear monthly fruit with healing leaves — directly prefiguring the tree of life here.
Ezekiel 47:8-11 describes the temple river bringing life and healing to the Dead Sea — the same life-giving waters that feed the tree of life here.
In Ezekiel 47:1, water flows from the temple threshold — here a river flows from God's throne, fulfilling the prophetic image.
Genesis 2:9 first introduces the tree of life in Eden; Revelation 22:2 shows its restoration in the new creation.
Joel 3:18 prophesies a fountain from the Lord's house watering the valley, prefiguring the river of life from God's throne.
Zechariah 14:8 foretells living waters flowing from Jerusalem year-round, a clear prophecy of the river of life here.
Ezekiel 47:7 shows trees on both riverbanks — the exact same imagery as the river of life with trees on each side.
Isaiah 33:24 promises a time when no one will say 'I am sick' — directly fulfilled by the leaves for healing of the nations here.
Psalm 1:3 describes the righteous as a tree by water bearing fruit with unwithered leaves — a direct parallel to the tree of life imagery here.
2 Kings 2:21 records Elisha healing the waters — a type of the life-giving water that flows from God's throne, bringing healing.
Malachi 4:2 speaks of the Sun of righteousness with healing in his wings — a parallel image of divine healing for God's people.
In John 4:10, Jesus offers 'living water' as a gift of eternal life, paralleling the tree of life's healing leaves that bring eternal life to the nations.