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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)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."
• 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.”

Context of Revelation 21:5

3And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among the people, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, 4and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.” And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” And He said, “Write, for these words are faithful and true.” 6Then He said to me, “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give water to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life, without cost. 7The one who overcomes will inherit these things, 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

• He who sitsκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• on the throneθρόνοςthronos · throneG2362
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Beholdἰδούidou · look!G2400
• makingποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• newκαινόςkainos · newG2537
• And He saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Writeγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• wordsλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• are faithfulπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103
• and trueἀληθινόςalēthinos · trueG228

Cross-references for Revelation 21:5

• Revelation 4:2Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and someone was sitting on the throne.
• Revelation 5:1I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed up with seven seals.
• Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled, and no place was found for them.
• Isaiah 42:9Behold, the former things have come to pass, Now I declare new things; Before they sprout I proclaim them to you.”
• Isaiah 43:19Behold, I am going to do something new, Now it will spring up; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert.
• 2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, this person is a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.
• Revelation 1:11saying, “Write on a scroll what you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
• Revelation 19:9Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast 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
• Jacinth
• Tabernacle
• Unbelieving
• Citizenship
• Faithful Sayings
• Heavens, New (and Earth, New)
• Revelation of John
• Urim and Thummim

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