Revelation 22:15

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Outside are the dogs,

King James Version (1611)
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoeuer loueth and maketh a lie.

King James Version
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

New American Standard Bible
Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral persons, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

New Century Version
Outside the city are the evil people, those who do evil magic, who sin sexually, who murder, who worship idols, and who love lies and tell lies.

English Standard Version
Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

Berean Standard Bible
But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

Contemporary English Version
But outside the city will be dogs, witches, immoral people, murderers, idol worshipers, and everyone who loves to tell lies and do wrong.

Complete Jewish Bible
Outside are the homosexuals, those involved with the occult and with drugs, the sexually immoral, murderers, idol-worshippers, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

Darby Translation
Without [are] the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loves and makes a lie.

Easy-to-Read Version
Outside the city are all those who live like dogs—those who do evil magic, those who sin sexually, those who murder, those who worship idols, and those who love to lie and pretend to be good.

Geneva Bible (1587)
For without shall be dogges and enchanters, and whoremongers, and murtherers, and idolaters, and whosoeuer loueth or maketh lies.

George Lamsa Translation
For without are the vicious, and magicians, and the immoral, and murderers, and idolaters, and whoever loves to tell lies.

Good News Translation
But outside the city are the perverts and those who practice magic, the immoral and the murderers, those who worship idols and those who are liars both in words and deeds.

Lexham English Bible
Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the sexually immoral people and the murderers and the idolaters and everyone who loves and who practices falsehood.

Literal Translation
But outside are the dogs and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and everyone loving a lie, and making it.

Amplified Bible
Outside are the dogs [the godless, the impure, those of low moral character] and the sorcerers [with their intoxicating drugs, and magic arts], and the immoral persons [the perverted, the molesters, and the adulterers], and the murderers, and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying (deception, cheating).

American Standard Version
Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

Bible in Basic English
Outside are the dogs, and those who make use of evil powers, those who make themselves unclean, and the takers of life, and those who give worship to images, and everyone whose delight is in what is false.

Hebrew Names Version
Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

International Standard Version
Outside are dogs, sorcerers, immoral people, murderers, idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.1 Corinthians 6:9-10; Galatians 5:19-21; Philippians 3:2; Colossians 3:6; Revelation 9:20-21; 21:8;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
Without are dogs, and sorcerers, and fornicators, and murderers, and servers of idols, and every one who loveth and maketh a lie.

Murdock Translation
Without [fn] dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and manslayers, and idolaters, and every one that loveth and doeth falsehood.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For without shalbe dogges, and inchaunters, and whoremongers, and murtherers, and idolaters, and whosoeuer loueth or maketh leasynges.

English Revised Version
Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

World English Bible
Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

Weymouth's New Testament
The unclean are shut out, and so are all who practise magic, all fornicators, all murderers, and those who worship idols, and every one who loves falsehood and tells lies.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For with outen forth houndis, and witchis, and unchast men, and manquelleris, and seruynge to idols, and ech that loueth and makith leesyng.

Update Bible Version
Outside are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loves and makes a lie.

Webster's Bible Translation
For without [are] dogs, and sorcerers, and lewd men, and murderers, and idolaters, and whoever loveth and maketh a lie.

New English Translation
Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the sexually immoral, and the murderers, and the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood!

New King James Version
But [fn] outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.

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

New Life Bible
Outside the city are the dogs. They are people who follow witchcraft and those who do sex sins and those who kill other people and those who worship false gods and those who like lies and tell them.

New Revised Standard
Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and fornicators and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Outside, are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the unchaste, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one loving and doing falsehood.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Without are dogs and sorcerers and unchaste and murderers and servers of idols and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

Revised Standard Version
Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and fornicators and murderers and idolaters, and every one who loves and practices falsehood.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For without shalbe dogges and inchauters and whormongers and mortherers and ydolaters and whosoever loveth or makith lesynges.

Young's Literal Translation
and without [are] the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the whoremongers, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one who is loving and is doing a lie.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For without are dogges and inchaunters and whormongers, and mortherers, and ydolaters, and whosoeuer loueth or maketh lesinges.

Mace New Testament (1729)
"but without are the execrable, the poisoners, the licentious, the murderers, the idolaters, and all who are pleas'd with, or practise deceit.

Simplified Cowboy Version
But outside the gates will be those perverts who practice magic, lie, cheat, and steal. Outside are those who worship idols and kill.

Contextual Overview

⁶The Angel said to me, "These are dependable and accurate words, every one. The God and Master of the spirits of the prophets sent his Angel to show his servants what must take place, and soon. And tell them, ‘Yes, I'm on my way!' Blessed be the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book." ⁸I, John, saw all these things with my own eyes, heard them with my ears. Immediately when I heard and saw, I fell on my face to worship at the feet of the Angel who laid it all out before me. He objected, "No you don't! I'm a servant just like you and your companions, the prophets, and all who keep the words of this book. Worship God!" ¹⁰The Angel continued, "Don't seal the words of the prophecy of this book; don't put it away on the shelf. Time is just about up. Let evildoers do their worst and the dirty-minded go all out in pollution, but let the righteous maintain a straight course and the holy continue on in holiness." ¹²"Yes, I'm on my way! I'll be there soon! I'm bringing my payroll with me. I'll pay all people in full for their life's work. I'm A to Z, the First and the Final, Beginning and Conclusion. ¹⁴"How blessed are those who wash their robes! The Tree of Life is theirs for good, and they'll walk through the gates to the City. But outside for good are the filthy curs: sorcerers, fornicators, murderers, idolaters—all who love and live lies. ¹⁶ "I, Jesus, sent my Angel to testify to these things for the churches. I'm the Root and Branch of David, the Bright Morning Star." ¹⁷ "Come!" say the Spirit and the Bride. Whoever hears, echo, "Come!" Is anyone thirsty? Come! All who will, come and drink, Drink freely of the Water of Life! ¹⁸I give fair warning to all who hear the words of the prophecy of this book: If you add to the words of this prophecy, God will add to your life the disasters written in this book; if you subtract from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will subtract your part from the Tree of Life and the Holy City that are written in this book.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

without: Revelation 9:20, Revelation 9:21, Revelation 21:8, Revelation 21:27, 1 Corinthians 6:9, 1 Corinthians 6:10, Galatians 5:19-21, Ephesians 5:3-6, Colossians 3:6

dogs: Philippians 3:2

sorcerers: Revelation 9:21, Revelation 18:23, Isaiah 47:9, Isaiah 47:12, Isaiah 57:3, Malachi 3:5, Acts 8:11, Acts 13:6-11

whoremongers: Revelation 17:1-6

whosoever: Revelation 21:8, Revelation 21:27, 1 Kings 22:8, 1 Kings 22:21-23, Isaiah 9:15, Isaiah 9:16, Jeremiah 5:31, John 3:18-21, John 8:46, 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12

Reciprocal: Genesis 39:9 - how then Exodus 12:50 - as the Lord Exodus 20:23 - General Exodus 22:18 - General Leviticus 6:2 - lie Leviticus 13:46 - without Leviticus 14:40 - without the city Leviticus 14:41 - into an unclean place Leviticus 26:1 - Ye shall Numbers 19:13 - purifieth Deuteronomy 23:18 - dog Deuteronomy 33:28 - Israel 1 Samuel 15:23 - witchcraft 2 Kings 8:13 - a dog 2 Kings 23:24 - the workers Psalms 5:6 - destroy Psalms 15:2 - worketh Psalms 22:16 - dogs Psalms 24:4 - pure Psalms 26:9 - Gather not Psalms 31:18 - the lying Psalms 52:3 - lying Psalms 62:4 - delight Psalms 101:8 - cut off Psalms 118:20 - This gate Psalms 119:29 - Remove Psalms 119:163 - hate Proverbs 2:18 - General Proverbs 5:11 - thou Proverbs 6:17 - lying Proverbs 12:22 - Lying Proverbs 19:9 - and Proverbs 24:28 - deceive Isaiah 30:9 - lying Isaiah 49:18 - Lift up Isaiah 56:11 - they are Isaiah 57:11 - that thou Jeremiah 7:9 - steal Jeremiah 23:14 - walk Jeremiah 27:9 - hearken Jeremiah 50:36 - upon the liars Ezekiel 41:12 - separate Micah 5:12 - General Zechariah 5:3 - the curse Zechariah 8:19 - therefore Zechariah 14:21 - no more Matthew 7:23 - depart Matthew 7:24 - whosoever Matthew 15:14 - And if Matthew 15:26 - It is not Luke 13:28 - you John 8:44 - When Acts 8:9 - used Romans 3:10 - none 1 Corinthians 5:11 - fornicator 1 Corinthians 10:14 - flee 2 Corinthians 12:21 - uncleanness Galatians 5:21 - that they Ephesians 4:25 - putting Ephesians 5:5 - who is Philippians 3:19 - end Colossians 3:5 - fornication Colossians 3:9 - Lie 1 Thessalonians 4:3 - that 2 Thessalonians 1:9 - be 1 Timothy 1:9 - manslayers 1 Timothy 1:10 - for liars Hebrews 12:16 - any fornicator Hebrews 13:4 - and the bed Revelation 2:14 - to commit Revelation 19:20 - the false

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For without are dogs,.... That is, without the holy city are such persons who are comparable to dogs for their filthiness, impudence, and voraciousness, as are persecutors, heretics, and apostates, Matthew 7:6. Some think Sodomites are intended, as in Deuteronomy 23:18. So Abarbinel and others interpret the law; and who abound in the Roman jurisdiction, called therefore Sodom,

Revelation 11:8 and indeed all wicked men, who will be cast out into outer darkness, may be signified hereby. The Jews say k,

"when a man dies, if he be worthy (or righteous) he descends in the likeness of a lion to receive "his" soul, but if not, in the likeness of "a dog", concerning which David says,

Psalms 22:20.''

And sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters; characters of the antichristian party, who will have no place in this city, or glorious kingdom of Christ; Psalms 22:20- :.

And whosoever loveth and maketh a lie; who loves both to invent and tell lies, and loves to hear them told by others; meaning more especially the doctrinal lies of antichrist, which are spoken in hypocrisy by him, and his followers are given up to believe.

k Raya Mchimna in Zohar in Numb. fol. 95. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For without are dogs - The wicked, the depraved, the vile: for of such characters the dogs, an unclean animal among the Jews, was regarded as a symbol, Deuteronomy 23:18. On the meaning of the expression, see the notes on Philippians 3:2. The word “without” means that they would not be admitted into the heavenly city, the New Jerusalem, Revelation 21:8, Revelation 21:27.

And sorcerers, ... - All these characters are specified in Revelation 21:8, as excluded from heaven. See the notes on that verse. The only change is, that those who “love and make a lie” are added to the list; that is, who delight in lies, or what is false.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 22:15. Without are dogs — All those who are uncircumcised in heart. The Jews call all the uncircumcised dogs. "Who is a dog? Ans. He who is not circumcised." Pirkey Elieser, chap. 29.

And sorcerers — Revelation 21:8.