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

3I also heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the dwelling of God is among men, and He shall tabernacle among them. They shall be His people, and God Himself shall be among them and be their God. 4He shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more. Nor shall there be mourning or crying or pain any longer, for the former things have passed away.” And the One seated upon the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new!” Then He said, “Write, for these words are trustworthy and true.” 6Then He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will freely give from the spring of the water of life. 7The one who overcomes shall inherit these things, and I will be his God and he shall 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 4:2Immediately I was in the Ruach; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and One seated on the throne.
• Revelation 5:1And I saw in the right hand of the One seated upon the throne a scroll, written on both the front and the back, sealed with seven seals.
• Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne, and the One seated on it. The earth and heaven fled from His presence, but no place was found for them.
• Isaiah 42:9Behold, the former things have come to pass, Now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I announce them to you.”
• Isaiah 43:19Here I am, doing a new thing; Now it is springing up— do you not know about it? I will surely make a way in the desert, rivers in the wasteland.
• 2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore if anyone is in Messiah, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
• Revelation 1:11saying, “Write what you see in a scroll, and send it to Messiah’s seven communities—to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.”
• Revelation 19:9Then the angel tells me, “Write: How fortunate are those who have been invited to the wedding banquet of the Lamb!” He also tells 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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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