New King James Version
Revelation 22:14
14Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.
Revelation 22:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)“Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will be permitted to enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life.
Context of Revelation 22:14
12“And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. 13I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.” Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city. 15But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie. 16“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”
Read all of Revelation 22Revelation 22:14 word by word
Μακάριοι οἱ πλύνοντες τὰς στολὰς αὐτῶν, ἵνα ἔσται ἡ ἐξουσία αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τὸ ξύλον τῆς ζωῆς, καὶ τοῖς πυλῶσιν εἰσέλθωσιν εἰς τὴν πόλιν.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Blessedμακάριοςmakarios · blessedG3107
- theyὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- that doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- commandmentsἐντολήentolē · commandmentG1785
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- may haveεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- rightἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
- toἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- the treeξύλονxulon · woodG3586
- of lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- may enter inεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
- through the gatesπυλώνpulōn · gateG4440
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- the cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
Cross-references for Revelation 22:14
- Revelation 22:7“Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
- Psalms 106:3Blessed are those who keep justice, And he who does righteousness at all times!
- Psalms 112:1Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, Who delights greatly in His commandments.
- Psalms 119:1Blessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the law of the Lord!
- Isaiah 56:1Thus says the Lord: “Keep justice, and do righteousness, For My salvation is about to come, And My righteousness to be revealed.
- Daniel 12:12Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days.
- Matthew 7:21“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
- Luke 12:37Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them.
- John 14:15“If you love Me, keep My commandments.
- John 15:10If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.
- 1 Corinthians 7:19Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but keeping the commandments of God is what matters.
- Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.
- 1 John 3:3And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
- 1 John 5:3For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
- John 4:12Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock?”
- 1 Corinthians 8:9But beware lest somehow this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to those who are weak.
Commentaries on Revelation 22:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Blessed are they that do his commandments - They are happy who are obedient. That they may have right to the tree of life - The original is much more expressive, ̔ ̔ · That they may have authority over the tree of life; an authority founded on right, this right founded on obedience to the commandments of God, and that obedience produced by the grace of God working in them. Without grace no obedience; without obedience no authority to the tree of life…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Blessed are they that do his commandments - See the notes on Revelation 1:3; Revelation 22:7. That they may have right - That they may be entitled to approach the tree of life; that this privilege may be granted to them. It is not a right in the sense that they have merited it, but in the sense that the privilege is conferred on them as one of the rewards of God, and that, in virtue of the divine arrangements, they will be entitled to this honor. So the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-19Verses 6-19 The Lord Jesus spake by the angel, solemnly confirming the contents of this book, particularly of this last vision. He is the Lord God faithful and true. Also by his messengers; the holy angels showed them to holy men of God. They are things that must shortly be done; Christ will come quickly, and put all things out of doubt. And by the integrity of that angel who had been the apostle's interpreter. He refused to accept religious worship from…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Blessed are those: In response to the link between actions and final outcomes (Revelation 22:12), the seventh blessing of Revelation (see also 1:3; 14:13; 16:15; 19:9; 20:6; 22:7) promises acceptance for those who wash their robes. These are people purified by trusting in Christ and following him faithfully (Revelation 3:5; 6:11; 7:9–10, 14; 19:13; Ephesians 5:26; Hebrews 10:22). enter the city by its gates: See study note on Revelation 21:24–25.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. do his commandments--so B, Syriac, Coptic, and Cyprian. But A, Aleph, and Vulgate read, "(Blessed are they that) wash their robes," namely, in the blood of the Lamb (compare Re 7:14). This reading takes away the pretext for the notion of salvation by works. But even English Version reading is quite compatible with salvation by grace; for God's first and grand Gospel "commandment" is to believe on Jesus. Thus our "right" to (Greek, "privilege" or…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Revelation 22
- 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
- Family Bible 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
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