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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Nothing evil will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty—but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

Context of Revelation 21:27

25and its gates will never be shut by day—and there will be no night there. 26They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. 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.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• there shallεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• in no wiseοὐou · noG3756
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• any thingπᾶςpas · allG3956
• that defilethκοινόωkoinoō · to profaneG2840
• workethποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• abominationβδέλυγμαbdelugma · abominationG946
• a lieψεῦδοςpseudos · lieG5579
• butεἰei · if: notG1487
• theyὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• which are writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the Lamb’sἀρνίονarnion · lambG721
• bookβιβλίονbiblion · scrollG975
• of lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222

Cross-references for Revelation 21:27

• Leviticus 13:46He shall remain unclean as long as he has the disease. He is unclean. He shall live alone. His dwelling shall be outside the camp.
• Numbers 5:3You shall put out both male and female, putting them outside the camp, that they may not defile their camp, in the midst of which I dwell."
• Numbers 12:15So Miriam was shut outside the camp seven days, and the people did not set out on the march till Miriam was brought in again.
• Psalms 101:8Morning by morning I will destroy all the wicked in the land, cutting off all the evildoers from the city of the Lord.
• Isaiah 35:8And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it. It shall belong to those who walk on the way; even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.
• Isaiah 52:1Awake, awake, put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean.
• Isaiah 60:21Your people shall all be righteous; they shall possess the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I might be glorified.
• Joel 3:17"So you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who dwells in Zion, my holy mountain. And Jerusalem shall be holy, and strangers shall never again pass through it.
• Matthew 13:41The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers,
• 1 Corinthians 6:9Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,
• Galatians 5:19Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,
• Ephesians 5:5For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
• Hebrews 12:14Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
• Revelation 17:4The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.
• Revelation 21:8But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which 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 that they may enter the city by the 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