Revelation 22:14 (DBY)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Revelation 22:12 Behold, I come quickly, and my reward with me, to render to every one as his work shall be.

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 right to the tree of life, and that they should go 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 loves and makes a lie.

Revelation 22:16 *I* Jesus have sent mine angel to testify these things to you in the assemblies. *I* am the root and offspring of David, the bright [and] morning star.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "blessed", "wash", "robes", "right", "tree", "life", "should", and "gates". 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.