Revelation 22:15 (DRB)

Passage

Without are dogs and sorcerers and unchaste and murderers and servers of idols and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

Nearby Context

Revelation 22:13 I am Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

Revelation 22:14 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.

Revelation 22:15 Without are dogs and sorcerers and unchaste and murderers and servers of idols and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

Revelation 22:16 I, Jesus, have sent my angel, to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the root and stock of David, the bright and morning star.

Revelation 22:17 And the spirit and the bride say: Come. And he that heareth, let him say: Come. And he that thirsteth, let him come. And he that will, let him take the water of life, freely.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "without", "dogs", "sorcerers", "unchaste", "murderers", "servers", "idols", and "loveth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "without" and "dogs", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Blessed are they that wash their robes..." into verse 16's "I Jesus have sent my angel to...", so "without" and "dogs" 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 "without" and "dogs" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.