Revelation 22:14

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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Revelation 22:14

12Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to pay back each one according to his deeds. 13“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. How fortunate are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the Tree of Life and may enter through the gates into the city. 15Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the sexually immoral and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. 16I, Yeshua, have sent My angel to testify these things to you for My communities. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”

Revelation 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 22:7Behold, I am coming soon! How fortunate is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
• Psalms 106:3Blessed are those who maintain justice, who do what is right at all times.
• Psalms 112:1Halleluyah! Happy is the man who fears Adonai, who delights greatly in His mitzvot.
• Psalms 119:1Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Torah of Adonai.
• Isaiah 56:1Thus says Adonai: “Preserve justice, do righteousness. For My salvation is about to come, and My righteousness to be revealed.
• Daniel 12:12Happy is the one who keeps waiting, and reaches the 1,335 days.
• Matthew 7:21“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord!’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
• Luke 12:37“Happy are those slaves whose master finds them alert when he comes. Amen, I tell you, he will prepare himself and have them recline at table, and will come and serve them.
• John 14:15“If you love Me, you will 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 God’s commandments matters.
• Galatians 5:6For in Messiah Yeshua, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any meaning—but only trust and faithfulness expressing itself through love.
• 1 John 3:3Everyone 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 4:12You’re not greater than our father Jacob, are You? He gave us this well. He drank out of it himself, with his sons and his cattle.”
• 1 Corinthians 8:9But watch out that this freedom of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the 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

Topics related to Revelation 22:14

• Ablution
• Obedience
• Readings, Select
• Righteous
• Tree
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Tree of life
• Either
• Filthy
• Offspring
• Star
• Whosoever
• Authority in Religion
• Jerusalem, New
• Revelation of John
• Wash; Washing

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