Revelation 21:7
He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
Revelation 21:7 in other translations
| BSB | The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son. |
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| WEB | He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son. |
| ASV | He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. |
| YLT | he who is overcoming shall inherit all things, and I will be to him--a God, and he shall be to me--the son, |
| DARBY | He that overcomes shall inherit these things, and I will be to him God, and he shall be to me son. |
| BBE | He who overcomes will have these things for his heritage; and I will be his God, and he will be my son. |
| Webster | He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. |
What does Revelation 21:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
Shall inherit all things. Be an heir of God in all things. Rom 8:17. Compare Rev 2:7,11,17,26, 3:5,12,21.
And I will be his God. That is, for ever. He would be to them all that is properly implied in the name of God; he would bestow upon them all the blessings which it was appropriate for God to bestow. 2Cor 6:18; Heb 8:10.
And he shall be my son. He shall sustain to me the relation of a son, and shall be treated as such. He would ever onward sustain this relation, and be honoured as a child of God.
(1) "all" "these"
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Revelation 21:1-8
The new heaven and the new earth will not be separate from each other; the earth of the saints, their glorified, bodies, will be heavenly. The old world, with all its troubles and tumults, will have passed away. There will be no sea; this aptly represents freedom from conflicting passions, temptations, troubles, changes, and alarms; from whatever can divide or interrupt the communion of saints. This new Jerusalem is…
Revelation 21:7 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Revelation 21:7
- 2 Corinthians 6:18
And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
- Hebrews 8:10
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
- Revelation 21:3
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
- Revelation 2:11
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
- Matthew 25:34
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
- 1 John 3:1-3
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
- 1 Peter 1:3-4
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
- Romans 8:15-17
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
- Revelation 2:17
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
- Matthew 19:29
And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
- Revelation 2:7
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
- Zechariah 8:8
And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.
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Context
- Revelation 21:6
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
- Revelation 21:7
He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
- Revelation 21:8
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Revelation 21:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El que venciere, poseerá todas las cosas; y yo seré su Dios, y él será mi hijo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Celui qui vaincra héritera de ces choses, et je lui serai Dieu, et lui me sera fils. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wer überwindet, wird dieses ererben, und ich werde ihm Gott sein, und er wird mir Sohn sein. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui vicerit, possidebit hæc: et ero illi Deus, et ille erit mihi filius. |