Revelation 22:14 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Revelation 22:12 Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to render to each man according as his work is.

Revelation 22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that wash their robes, that they may have the right [to come] to the tree of life, and my enter in by the gates into the city.

Revelation 22:15 Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

Revelation 22:16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright, the morning star.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "blessed", "wash", "robes", "right", "come", "tree", "life", and "enter". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "blessed" and "wash", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "I am the Alpha and the Omega..." into verse 15's "Without are the dogs and the sorcerers...", so "blessed" and "wash" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "blessed" and "wash" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.