Revelation 21:27 BSB

Revelation 21:27

But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

BSB

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ASV

and there shall in no wise enter into it anything unclean, or he that maketh an abomination and a lie: but only they that are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

KJV

And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

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Commentary

2 voices

Alcuin of York

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MANUAL ON REVELATION (804)

QUESTION: Nor hath there entered into it anything defiled. ANSWER: He is describing the Church of that time when, after the wicked have been excluded from among them, the good alone will reign with Christ. But already now, every unclean person and liar is not …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And there shall in no wise enter into it anything that defileth,.... As evil thoughts, words, and actions do; and therefore he that enters into this city must be free from all these: or "that is defiled", as the Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions read; or "that is unclean", as the Arabic and Ethiopic versions; alluding to the tabernacle and temple, into which no unclean person might come; see Isa 52:

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Common - That is. unholy. But those who are written in the Lamb's book of life - True, holy, persevering believers. This blessedness is enjoyed by those only; and, as such, they are registered among them who are to inherit eternal life.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

These will creep into the churches of Christ on earth, and may lie concealed there a long time, perhaps all their days; but they cannot intrude into the new Jerusalem, which is wholly reserved for those that are called, and chosen, and faithful, who are all written, not only in the register if the visible church, but in the Lamb's book of life.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And there shall in no wise - On no account; by no means. This strong language denotes the absolute exclusion of all that is specified in the verse. Anything that defileth - Literally, anything “common.” See the notes on Act 10:14. It means here that nothing will be found in that blessed abode which is unholy or sinful. It will be a pure world, 2Pe 3:13. Neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie - See the notes on Rev 21:8. But they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life - Whose names are there recorded.

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Original language & word study

25 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
οὐ	ou	certainly	G3756 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
εἰσέλθῃ	eiselthē	may enter	G1525 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
αὐτὴν	autēn	it	G846 →
πᾶν	pan	anything	G3956 →
κοινὸν	koinon	unsanctified	G2839 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὁ	ho	the [one]	G3588 →
ποιῶν	poiōn	practicing	G4160 →
βδέλυγμα	bdelugma	abomination	G946 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ψεῦδος	pseudos	a lie	G5579 →
εἰ	ei	only	G1487 →
μὴ	mē	except	G3361 →
οἱ	hoi	those	G3588 →
γεγραμμένοι	gegrammenoi	written	G1125 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
βιβλίῳ	bibliō	book	G975 →
τῆς	tēs	<the>	G3588 →
ζωῆς	zōēs	of life	G2222 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
ἀρνίου.¶	arniou	Lamb.	G721 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 35:8
And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.
leads to
- Matthew 7:13–14
  Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
- Isaiah 42:16
  I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These…
- John 14:6
  Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
- 1 Peter 1:14–15
  As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
Through
Revelation 3:5
Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His…
leads to
- Matthew 10:32
  Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.
- Luke 12:8
  I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.
- Revelation 20:15
  And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
Through
Revelation 20:15
And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
leads to
- John 3:36
  Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”

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