Revelation 22:15 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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

Revelation 22:14 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.

Revelation 22:15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

Revelation 22:16 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.

Revelation 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "without", "dogs", "sorcerers", "whoremongers", "murderers", "idolaters", "whosoever", 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 do his commandments..." into verse 16's "I Jesus have sent mine 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.