Revelation 22:14 “Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the righ…”

Revelation 22:14

Blessed 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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.

American Standard Version

Blessed are they that wash their robes, that they may have the right to come to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.

Geneva Bible 1599

Blessed are they, that doe his commandements, that their right may be in the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the Citie.

Darby Translation

Blessed [are] they that wash their robes, that they may have right to the tree of life, and that they should go in by the gates into the city.

Young's Literal Translation

'Happy are those doing His commands that the authority shall be theirs unto the tree of the life, and by the gates they may enter into the city;

Bible in Basic English

A blessing on those whose robes are washed, so that they may have a right to the tree of life, and may go in by the doors into the town.

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Cross references

“Blessed”

1 John 5:3 Revelation 22:7 1 John 3:3 John 14:15 1 Corinthians 7:19 John 15:10–14

1 John 5:3 · BSB

For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,

Revelation 22:7 · BSB

“Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book. ”

1 John 3:3 · BSB

And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.

John 14:15 · BSB

If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

1 Corinthians 7:19 · BSB

Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.

John 15:10–14 · BSB

If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.

“may have”

John 4:12 1 Corinthians 8:9 1 Corinthians 9:5

John 4:12 · BSB

Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?”

1 Corinthians 8:9 · BSB

Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.

1 Corinthians 9:5 · BSB

Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?

“to the”

Revelation 2:7 Revelation 22:2

Revelation 2:7 · BSB

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.

Revelation 22:2 · BSB

down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of…

“and may”

Revelation 21:27 John 10:7 John 10:9 John 14:6

Revelation 21:27 · BSB

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.

John 10:7 · BSB

So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.

John 10:9 · BSB

I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.

John 14:6 · BSB

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Also

Revelation 7:14 Revelation 21:12

Revelation 7:14 · BSB

“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Revelation 21:12 · BSB

The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”

15But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

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