Revelation 22:13-15
New Catholic Bible
13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.’
14 “Blessed[a] are those who wash their robes clean so that they will be free to eat from the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates. 15 Others must remain outside: the dogs,[b] the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices deceit.
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- Revelation 22:14 Blessed: the seventh beatitude (see note on Rev 1:3).
- Revelation 22:15 Dogs: they were regarded as despicable creatures; when the term was applied to people it referred to all types of ceremonially unclean persons and also to people of low moral character: e.g., male prostitutes (Deut 23:18) and unfaithful leaders (Isa 56:10).
Revelation 22:13-15
New International Version
13 I am the Alpha and the Omega,(A) the First and the Last,(B) the Beginning and the End.(C)
14 “Blessed are those who wash their robes,(D) that they may have the right to the tree of life(E) and may go through the gates(F) into the city.(G) 15 Outside(H) are the dogs,(I) those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
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