13 I am the Alpha and the Omega,(A) the First and the Last,(B) the Beginning and the End.(C)

14 “Blessed are those who wash their robes,(D) that they may have the right to the tree of life(E) and may go through the gates(F) into the city.(G) 15 Outside(H) are the dogs,(I) those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

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13 (A)I am the Alpha and the Omega, the [a]Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”

14 (B)Blessed are those who [b]do His commandments, that they may have the right (C)to the tree of life, (D)and may enter through the gates into the city. 15 [c]But (E)outside are (F)dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 22:13 NU, M First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
  2. Revelation 22:14 NU wash their robes,
  3. Revelation 22:15 NU, M omit But

13 I am the (A)Alpha and the Omega, (B)the first and the last, (C)the beginning and the end.”

14 Blessed are those who (D)wash their robes, so that they will have the right to (E)the tree of life, and may (F)enter the city by the (G)gates. 15 (H)Outside are the (I)dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral persons, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

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13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End [the Eternal One].”(A)

14 [a]Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) are those who wash their robes [in the blood of Christ by believing and trusting in Him—the righteous who do His commandments], so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city.(B) 15 Outside are the dogs [the godless, the impure, those of low moral character] and the sorcerers [with their intoxicating drugs, and magic arts], and the immoral persons [the perverted, the molesters, and the adulterers], and the murderers, and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying (deception, cheating).

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 22:14 This is the seventh and last of the promised blessings. See note 1:3.

12-13 “Yes, I’m on my way! I’ll be there soon! I’m bringing my payroll with me. I’ll pay all people in full for their life’s work. I’m A to Z, the First and the Final, Beginning and Conclusion.

14-15 “How blessed are those who wash their robes! The Tree of Life is theirs for good, and they’ll walk through the gates to the City. But outside for good are the filthy curs: sorcerers, fornicators, murderers, idolaters—all who love and live lies.

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