Revelation 18:23
King James Version
23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
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Revelation 18:23
New Century Version
23 The light of a lamp
will never shine in you again,
and the voices of a bridegroom and bride
will never be heard in you again.
Your merchants were the world’s great people,
and all the nations were tricked by your magic.
Revelation 22:14
King James Version
14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
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Revelation 22:14
New Century Version
14 “Blessed are those who wash their robes[a] so that they will receive the right to eat the fruit from the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.
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- 22:14 wash their robes This means they believed and obeyed Jesus so that their sins could be forgiven by Christ’s blood. The “washing” may refer to baptism (Acts 22:16).
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