13 (A)I am the Alpha and the Omega, the [a]Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”

14 (B)Blessed are those who [b]do His commandments, that they may have the right (C)to the tree of life, (D)and may enter through the gates into the city. 15 [c]But (E)outside are (F)dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.

16 (G)“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. (H)I am the Root and the Offspring of David, (I)the Bright and Morning Star.”

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  1. Revelation 22:13 NU, M First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
  2. Revelation 22:14 NU wash their robes,
  3. Revelation 22:15 NU, M omit But

13 I am the (A)Alpha and the Omega, (B)the first and the last, (C)the beginning and the end.”

14 Blessed are those who (D)wash their robes, so that they will have the right to (E)the tree of life, and may (F)enter the city by the (G)gates. 15 (H)Outside are the (I)dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral persons, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

16 (J)I, Jesus, have sent (K)My angel to testify to you of these things [a](L)for the churches. I am (M)the root and the (N)descendant of David, the bright (O)morning star.”

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  1. Revelation 22:16 Or concerning

13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End [the Eternal One].”(A)

14 [a]Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) are those who wash their robes [in the blood of Christ by believing and trusting in Him—the righteous who do His commandments], so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city.(B) 15 Outside are the dogs [the godless, the impure, those of low moral character] and the sorcerers [with their intoxicating drugs, and magic arts], and the immoral persons [the perverted, the molesters, and the adulterers], and the murderers, and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying (deception, cheating).

The Final Invitation

16 “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you and to give you assurance of these things for the churches. I am the Root (the Source, the Life) and the Offspring of David, the radiant and bright Morning Star.”(C)

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  1. Revelation 22:14 This is the seventh and last of the promised blessings. See note 1:3.

13 I am the Alpha and the Omega,(A) the First and the Last,(B) the Beginning and the End.(C)

14 “Blessed are those who wash their robes,(D) that they may have the right to the tree of life(E) and may go through the gates(F) into the city.(G) 15 Outside(H) are the dogs,(I) those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

16 “I, Jesus,(J) have sent my angel(K) to give you[a] this testimony for the churches.(L) I am the Root(M) and the Offspring of David,(N) and the bright Morning Star.”(O)

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  1. Revelation 22:16 The Greek is plural.

13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

14 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.

15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

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28 and I will give him (A)the morning star.

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28 and I will give him (A)the morning star.

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28 and I will give him the [a]Morning Star.

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  1. Revelation 2:28 In 22:16 this expression designates Christ as the true Messiah, the root and the descendant of David. Here, the gift probably is the privilege of knowing Christ at a much higher level (see Phil 3:8).

28 I will also give that one the morning star.(A)

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28 And I will give him the morning star.

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