11 translations · Greek

Revelation 22:14

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.

World English Bible

Revelation 22:14 in 11 translations

WEB 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.
KJV 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.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
ASV 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.
LSV Literal Standard Version
Blessed are those washing their robes that the authority will be theirs to the Tree of Life, and they may enter into the city by the gates;
FBV Free Bible Version
Blessed are those who wash their robes so that they have the right to the tree of life, and can enter into the city through the gates.
YLT 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;
DBY 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.
WBT Webster’s Bible
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.
WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
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.
DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
Blessed are they that wash their robes in the blood of the Lamb: that they may have a right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.

The Greek words

Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.

Word Transliteration English (BSB) Strong’s
Μακάριοι Makarioi Blessed [are] G3107 μακάριος blessed
οἱ hoi those who G3588 ὁ the/this/who
πλύνοντες plynontes wash G4150 πλύνω to wash
τὰς tas — G3588 ὁ the/this/who
στολὰς stolas robes G4749 στολή robe
αὐτῶν autōn their G846 αὐτός it/s/he
ἵνα hina so that G2443 ἵνα in order that/to
ἔσται estai may have G1510 εἰμί to be
ἡ hē the G3588 ὁ the/this/who
ἐξουσία exousia right G1849 ἐξουσία authority
αὐτῶν autōn they G846 αὐτός it/s/he
ἐπὶ epi to G1909 ἐπί upon/to/against
τὸ to the G3588 ὁ the/this/who
ξύλον xylon tree G3586 ξύλον wood
τῆς tēs — G3588 ὁ the/this/who
ζωῆς zōēs of life G2222 ζωή life
καὶ kai and G2532 καί and
τοῖς tois by [its] G3588 ὁ the/this/who
πυλῶσιν pylōsin gates G4440 πυλών gate
εἰσέλθωσιν eiselthōsin may enter G1525 εἰσέρχομαι to enter
εἰς eis — G1519 εἰς toward
τὴν tēn the G3588 ὁ the/this/who
πόλιν polin city G4172 πόλις city
  • Revelation 21:27

    There will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

  • 1 John 5:3

    For this is loving God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.

  • 1 John 3:23–24

    This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded. He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.

  • Revelation 22:7

    “Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

  • 1 John 3:3

    Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.

  • Revelation 2:7

    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of my God.

  • John 14:15

    If you love me, keep my commandments.

  • 1 Corinthians 7:19

    Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.

  • John 15:10–14

    If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and remain in his love. I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full. “This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. …

  • John 14:21–23

    One who has my commandments, and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.” Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, what has happened that you are about to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?” Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.

Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.

In context

12 “Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.

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

14 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.

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

16 I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David; the Bright and Morning Star.”

Read all of Revelation 22 in the World English Bible.

Edition and source notes

Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.

Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.

The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.

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