Revelation 2:7
5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
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.
8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of my God.
- ASV
- He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.
- DARBY
- He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him that overcomes, I will give to him to eat of the tree of life which is in the paradise of God.
- BLB
- The one having an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one overcoming, I will give to him to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.
- ÅB
- Den som har øre, han høre hva Ånden sier til menighetene: Den som seirer, ham vil jeg gi å spise av livsens tre, som er i Guds Paradis!
- OTB
- La dem som har ører høre hva Ånden sier til menighetene. Til den som overvinner, vil jeg gi retten til å spise fra livets tre, som er i Guds Paradis.
- B1930
- Den som har øre, han høre hvad Ånden sier til menighetene: Den som seirer, ham vil jeg gi å ete av livsens tre, som er i Guds Paradis!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
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.
Read in contextRevelation 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.
Read in contextMatthew 11:15
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Read in contextMatthew 13:43
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Read in contextRevelation 13:9
If any man have an ear, let him hear.
Read in contextMatthew 13:9
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Read in contextRevelation 3:12–13
Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
Read in contextRevelation 3:21–22
To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
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