Revelation 21:5

Revelation 21:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
• New International Version (NIV)He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.”

Context of Revelation 21:5

3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. 4He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away." And he who was seated on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." Also he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true." 6And he said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. 7The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.

Revelation 21:5 word by word

Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ καθήμενος ἐπὶ τῷ θρόνῳ· ἰδοὺ καινὰ ποιῶ πάντα. καὶ λέγει γράψον ὅτι οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι πιστοὶ καὶ ἀληθινοί εἰσιν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• heὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• that satκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the throneθρόνοςthronos · throneG2362
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• I makeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
• newκαινόςkainos · newG2537
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Writeγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• wordsλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• trueἀληθινόςalēthinos · trueG228
• faithfulπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103

Cross-references for Revelation 21:5

• Revelation 4:2At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne.
• Revelation 5:1Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals.
• Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.
• Isaiah 42:9Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them."
• Isaiah 43:19Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
• 2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
• Revelation 1:11saying, "Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea."
• Revelation 19:9And the angel said to me, "Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb." And he said to me, "These are the true words of God."

Commentaries on Revelation 21:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Behold, I make all things new - As the creation of the world at the beginning was the work of God alone, so this new creation. These words are true and faithful - Truth refers to the promise of these changes; faithfulness, to the fulfillment of these promises.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And he that sat upon the throne said - Probably the Messiah, the dispenser of the rewards of heaven. See the notes on Revelation 20:11. Behold, I make all things new - A new heaven and new earth Revelation 21:1, and an order of things to correspond with that new creation. The former state of things when sin and death reigned will be changed, and the change consequent on this must extend to everything. And he said unto me, Write - Make a record of these…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-27The final scenes of the new heaven and earth show a new community and home for God's people, created and given by God. These scenes uplift persecuted Christians. John shares his main vision (Revelation 21:1–8) and expands on it in two parts: In Revelation 21:9–27, he describes the new Jerusalem as a place of holy perfection; in Revelation 22:1–5, he portrays the new Jerusalem as the ultimate garden of Eden, which Adam and Eve could have experienced if…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. sat--Greek, "sitteth." all things new--not recent, but changed from the old (Greek, "kaina," not "nea"). An earnest of this regeneration and transfiguration of nature is given already in the regenerate soul. unto me--so Coptic and Andreas. But A, B, Vulgate, and Syriac omit. true and faithful--so Andreas. But A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic transpose, "faithful and true" (literally, "genuine").Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 21:5

• Heaven
• Readings, Select
• Restoration
• Righteous
• Throne

In the dictionaries

• Faithful
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• Tabernacle
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• Revelation of John
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Commentaries on Revelation 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings