Revelation 21 · Verse 7

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, King James Version

Revelation 21:7 in other translations

BSBThe one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.
WEBHe who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.
ASVHe that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
YLThe who is overcoming shall inherit all things, and I will be to him--a God, and he shall be to me--the son,
DARBYHe that overcomes shall inherit these things, and I will be to him God, and he shall be to me son.
BBEHe who overcomes will have these things for his heritage; and I will be his God, and he will be my son.
WebsterHe 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
7. He that overcometh--another aspect of the believer's life: a conflict with sin, Satan, and the world is needed. Thirsting for salvation is the first beginning of, and continues for ever (in the sense of an appetite and relish for divine joys) a characteristic of the believer. In a different sense, the believer "shall never thirst." inherit all things--A, B, Vulgate, and Cyprian read, "these things," namely, the blessings described in this whole passage. With "all things," compare 1Co 3:21-23. I will be his God--Greek, "I will be to him a God," that is, all that is implied of blessing in the name "God." he shall be my son--"He" is emphatic: He in particular and in a peculiar sense, above others: Greek, "shall be to me a son," in fullest realization of the promise made in type to Solomon, son of David, and antitypically to the divine Son of David.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 7. He that overcometh. Rev 2:7.

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
Verse 7 Inherit all things - Here he had no inheritance; there he shall inherit the kingdom of heaven, and be with God and Christ, and have every possible degree of blessedness.

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…

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Revelation 21:7 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὁhoThe [one]G3588
νικῶνnikōnovercomingG3528
κληρονομήσειklēronomēseihe will inheritG2816
ταῦτα,tautathese [things],G3778
καὶkaiandG2532
ἔσομαιesomaiI will beG1510
αὐτῷautōto himG846
θεός,theosGod,G2316
καὶkaiandG2532
αὐτὸςautoshe himselfG846
ἔσταιestaiwill beG1510
μοιmoiMyG3165
υἱός.huiosson.G5207

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
overcometh.
2:11,17,25
inherit.
1Sa 2:8; Pr 3:35; Isa 65:9; Mt 19:29; 25:34; Mr 10:17; 1Co 3:21-23
1Pe 1:3,4; 3:9
all things. or, these things. and I.
3; Zec 8:8; Ro 8:15-17; Heb 8:10; 1Jo 3:1-3

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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.

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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.
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.