Revelation 22:11 (YLT)

Passage

he who is unrighteous--let him be unrighteous still, and he who is filthy--let him be filthy still, and he who is righteous--let him be declared righteous still, and he who is sanctified--let him be sanctified still:

Nearby Context

Revelation 22:9 and he saith to me, `See--not; for fellow-servant of thee am I, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of those keeping the words of this scroll; before God bow.'

Revelation 22:10 And he saith to me, `Thou mayest not seal the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is nigh;

Revelation 22:11 he who is unrighteous--let him be unrighteous still, and he who is filthy--let him be filthy still, and he who is righteous--let him be declared righteous still, and he who is sanctified--let him be sanctified still:

Revelation 22:12 And lo, I come quickly, and my reward <FI>is<Fi> with me, to render to each as his work shall be;

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "unrighteous--let", "still", "filthy--let", and "declared". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "unrighteous--let" and "still", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And he saith to me Thou mayest..." into verse 12's "And lo I come quickly and my...", so "unrighteous--let" and "still" 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 "unrighteous--let" and "still" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.