Revelation 2:7 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.…”

Revelation 2:7

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Let him that hath an eare, heare, what the Spirite saith vnto the Churches, To him that ouercommeth, will I giue to eate of the tree of life which is in the middes of the Paradise of God.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

He who is having an ear — let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming — I will give to him to eat of the tree of life that is in the midst of the paradise of God.

Bible in Basic English

He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the fruit of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.

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Cross references

“that hath”

Revelation 2:11 Revelation 2:17 Matthew 11:15 Revelation 13:9 Matthew 13:43 Matthew 13:9

Revelation 2:11 · BSB

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.

Revelation 2:17 · BSB

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receiv…

Matthew 11:15 · BSB

He who has ears, let him hear.

Revelation 13:9 · BSB

He who has an ear, let him hear:

Matthew 13:43 · BSB

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

Matthew 13:9 · BSB

He who has ears, let him hear.”

“let him”

Revelation 22:17 1 Corinthians 2:10 1 Corinthians 12:4–12 Revelation 14:13

Revelation 22:17 · BSB

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.

1 Corinthians 2:10 · BSB

But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

1 Corinthians 12:4–12 · BSB

There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.

Revelation 14:13 · BSB

And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”

“To him”

Revelation 21:7 John 16:33 Revelation 15:2 Revelation 2:26–28 Revelation 3:5 Revelation 3:12

Revelation 21:7 · BSB

The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.

John 16:33 · BSB

I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”

Revelation 15:2 · BSB

And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,

Revelation 2:26–28 · BSB

And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.

Revelation 3:5 · BSB

Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.

Revelation 3:12 · BSB

The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of…

“the tree”

Proverbs 11:30 Genesis 2:9 Revelation 22:14 Revelation 22:2 Genesis 3:22–24 Proverbs 13:12

Proverbs 11:30 · BSB

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

Genesis 2:9 · BSB

Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Revelation 22:14 · BSB

Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.

Revelation 22:2 · BSB

down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of…

Genesis 3:22–24 · BSB

Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”

Proverbs 13:12 · BSB

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

“the paradise”

Luke 23:43 2 Corinthians 12:4

Luke 23:43 · BSB

And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

2 Corinthians 12:4 · BSB

was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were inexpressible, things that man is not permitted to tell.

Also

Mark 7:15 Ezekiel 28:13 Ezekiel 31:8

Mark 7:15 · BSB

Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”

Ezekiel 28:13 · BSB

You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepar…

Ezekiel 31:8 · BSB

The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it; the cypresses could not compare with its branches, nor the plane trees match its boughs. No tree in the garden of God could compare with its beauty.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

8To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.

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