Revelation 21:27

Revelation 21:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
• New International Version (NIV)Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

Context of Revelation 21:27

25Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there. 26And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations. But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

Revelation 21:27 word by word

καὶ οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθῃ εἰς αὐτὴν πᾶν κοινὸν καὶ ὁ ποιῶν βδέλυγμα καὶ ψεῦδος εἰ μὴ οἱ γεγραμμένοι ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τῆς ζωῆς τοῦ ἀρνίου.¶Read the interlinear

• ·καίkai · andG2532
• nothingοὐou · noG3756
• nothingμήmē · notG3361
• nothingπᾶςpas · allG3956
• uncleanκοινόςkoinos · common: unsanctifiedG2839
• will ever enterεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• will ever enterεἰςeis · towardG1519
• itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• anyone whoὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• practicesποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• an abominationβδέλυγμαbdelugma · abominationG946
• a lieψεῦδοςpseudos · lieG5579
• but onlyεἰei · if: notG1487
• are writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• Lamb’sἀρνίονarnion · lambG721
• Bookβιβλίονbiblion · scrollG975
• of Lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222

Cross-references for Revelation 21:27

• Leviticus 13:46As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.
• Numbers 5:3You must send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.”
• Numbers 12:15So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until she was brought in again.
• Psalms 101:8Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.
• Isaiah 35:8And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it— only those who walk in the Way— and fools will not stray onto it.
• Isaiah 52:1Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.
• Isaiah 60:21Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.
• Joel 3:17Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.
• Matthew 13:41The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.
• 1 Corinthians 6:9Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
• Galatians 5:19The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;
• Ephesians 5:5For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
• Hebrews 12:14Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
• Revelation 17:4The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.
• Revelation 21:8But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
• Revelation 22:14Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.

Commentaries on Revelation 21:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27There shall in nowise enter into it any thing that defileth - See Isaiah 35:8; Isaiah 52:1. Neither an impure person - he who turns the grace of God into lasciviousness, nor a liar - he that holds and propagates false doctrines. But they which are written - The acknowledged persevering members of the true Church of Christ shall enter into heaven, and only those who are saved from their sins shall have a place in the Church militant. All Christians are…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27And there shall in no wise - On no account; by no means. This strong language denotes the absolute exclusion of all that is specified in the verse. Anything that defileth - Literally, anything “common.” See the notes on Acts 10:14. It means here that nothing will be found in that blessed abode which is unholy or sinful. It will be a pure world, 2 Peter 3:13. Neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie - See the notes on Revelation 21:8. But…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-27Verses 22-27 Perfect and direct communion with God, will more than supply the place of gospel institutions. And what words can more full express the union and co-equality of the Son with the Father, in the Godhead? What a dismal world would this be, if it were not for the light of the sun! What is there in heaven that supplies its place? The glory of God lightens that city, and the Lamb is the Light thereof. God in Christ will be an everlasting Fountain…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27unclean: Spiritual impurity is a key concern in Revelation (see Revelation 21:8). Here, evil includes idolatry and dishonesty (see Revelation 14:5; 21:8; 22:15). Those not listed in the Book of Life cannot enter the city of God. Only those with names in the Book of Life, the pure of heart (Matthew 5:8), will see God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. anything that defileth--Greek, "koinoun." A and B read [koinon,] "anything unclean." in the Lamb's book of life--(See on Re 20:12; Re 20:15). As all the filth of the old Jerusalem was carried outside the walls and burnt there, so nothing defiled shall enter the heavenly city, but be burnt outside (compare Re 22:15). It is striking that the apostle of love, who shows us the glories of the heavenly city, is he also who speaks most plainly of the terrors…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 21:27

• Book
• Church
• Falsehood
• Heaven
• Jerusalem
• Jesus Continued
• Lamb of God
• Readings, Select
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Book of Life
• Jacinth
• Lie
• Tabernacle
• Unbelieving
• Citizenship
• Heavens, New (and Earth, New)
• Immortal; Immortality
• Lie; Lying
• Make, Maker

Commentaries on Revelation 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings