Revelation 22

Revelation 22 is the twenty-second and final chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John, and the final chapter of the New Testament and of the Christian Bible. The book is traditionally attributed to John of Patmos. This chapter contains the accounts of the throne of God in the New Jerusalem, the conversation between John and the Angel and the epilogue of the book.

Text
The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 21 verses.

Textual witnesses
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are among others:
 * Codex Sinaiticus (330–360)
 * Codex Alexandrinus (400–440)

Verse 13

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


 * Cross reference: Revelation 21:6
 * "The Beginning and the End, the First and the Last" (KJV; NKJV): NU and M read "First and the Last, the Beginning and the End".

Verse 14

 * Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will be permitted to enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life.

Verse 15

 * Outside the city are the dogs—the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idol worshipers, and all who love to live a lie.

Verse 16

 * ''"I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches.
 * I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star."