Wahyu 22:13-17

22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega,

the first and the last,

the beginning and the end!) ¹ 

22:14 Blessed are those who wash their robes so they can have access ²  to the tree of life and can enter into the city by the gates. 22:15 Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers ³  and the sexually immoral, and the murderers, and the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood! ⁴ 

22:16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star!” ⁵  22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say: “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wants it take the water of life free of charge.

[22:13]  ¹ sn These lines are parenthetical, forming an aside to the narrative. The speaker here is the Lord Jesus Christ himself rather than the narrator.

[22:14]  ² tn Grk “so that there will be to them authority over the tree of life.”

[22:15]  ³ tn On the term φάρμακοι (farmakoi) see L&N 53.101.

[22:15]  ⁴ tn Or “lying,” “deceit.”

[22:16]  ⁵ tn On this expression BDAG 892 s.v. πρωϊνός states, “early, belonging to the morning ὁ ἀστὴρ ὁ πρ. the morning star, Venus Rv 2:28; 22:16.”