Revelation 22:11

⁹ But he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”

¹⁰ Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near.

Let the unrighteous continue to be unrighteous, and the vile continue to be vile; let the righteous continue to practice righteousness, and the holy continue to be holy.”

¹² “Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.

¹³ I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Let the unrighteous continue to be unrighteous, and the vile continue to be vile; let the righteous continue to practice righteousness, and the holy continue to be holy.”
KJV: He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
WEB: He who acts unjustly, let him act unjustly still. He who is filthy, let him be filthy still. He who is righteous, let him do righteousness still. He who is holy, let him be holy still.”
ASV: He that is unrighteous, let him do unrighteousness still: and he that is filthy, let him be made filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him do righteousness still: and he that is holy, let him be made holy still.
DARBY: Let him that does unrighteously do unrighteously still; and let the filthy make himself filthy still; and let him that is righteous practise righteousness still; and he that is holy, let him be sanctified still.
BLB: The one being unrighteous, let him be unrighteous still; and the filthy one, let him be filthy still; and the righteous one, let him practice righteousness still; and the holy one, let him be holy still.”

ÅB: La den som gjør urett, fremdeles gjøre urett, og den urene fremdeles bli uren, og den rettferdige fremdeles gjøre rettferdighet, og den hellige fremdeles bli helliggjort!
OTB: La den som gjør urett, fortsette å gjøre urett; la den urene fortsette å være uren; la den rettferdige fortsette å gjøre rett; og la den hellige fortsette å være hellig.”
B1930: La den som gjør urett, fremdeles gjøre urett, og den urene fremdeles bli uren, og den rettferdige fremdeles gjøre rettferdighet, og den hellige fremdeles bli helliggjort!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Daniel 12:10
Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.
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Proverbs 4:18
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
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Ezekiel 3:27
But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you are to tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ Whoever listens, let him listen; and whoever refuses, let him refuse, for they are a rebellious house.
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2 Timothy 3:13
while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
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Matthew 15:14
Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
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Job 17:9
Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
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Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
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Matthew 25:10
But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.
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