Revelation 7:14

12 saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”

13 Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?”

“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

15 For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.

16 ‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
KJV
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
WEB
I told him, “My lord, you know.” He said to me, “These are those who came out of the great suffering. They washed their robes and made them white in the Lamb’s blood.
ASV
And I say unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they that come of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
DARBY
And I said to him, My lord, *thou* knowest. And he said to me, These are they who come out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and have made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
BLB
And I said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
ÅB
Og jeg sa til ham: Herre! du vet det. Og han sa til meg: Dette er de som kommer ut av den store trengsel, og de har vasket sine kjortler og gjort dem hvite i Lammets blod.
OTB
Jeg svarte: “Herre, du vet det.” Og han sa til meg: “Dette er de som kommer ut av den store trengsel, og de har vasket sine kapper og gjort dem hvite i Lammets blod.
B1930
Og jeg sa til ham: Herre! du vet det. Og han sa til mig: Dette er de som kommer ut av den store trengsel, og de har tvettet sine kjortler og gjort dem hvite i Lammets blod.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 John 1:7

    But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

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  • Revelation 22:14

    Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.

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  • Hebrews 13:12

    And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.

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  • Revelation 1:5

    and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

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  • Revelation 12:11

    They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.

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  • Hebrews 9:14

    how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

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  • Isaiah 1:18

    “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.

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  • 1 Peter 1:19

    but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.

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