and the whole of Judaea and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him and got baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.

He is like a man engaged in building a house, who dug deep down and laid his foundation on the rock; when a flood came, the river dashed against that house but could not shake it, for it had been well built.

He who has listened and has not obeyed is like a man who built a house on the earth with no foundation; the river dashed against it and it collapsed at once, and the ruin of that house was great."

On the sabbath we went outside the gate to the bank of the river, where as usual there was a place of prayer; we sat down and talked to the women who had gathered.

telling the sixth angel with the trumpet, "Let loose the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates."

Then from his mouth the serpent poured water after the woman like a river, to sweep her away with a flood;

but the earth came to the rescue of the woman, the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river that the dragon had poured out of his mouth.

The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its waters were dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the east.

Then he showed me the river of the water of Life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

through the streets of the City; on both sides of the river grew the tree of Life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, each month having its own fruit; and the leaves served to heal the nations.