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And the one seated on the throne said: “Look! I am making all things new!” Then[a] he said to me, “Write it down,[b] because these words are reliable[c] and true.” He also said to me, “It is done![d] I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who is thirsty I will give water[e] free of charge[f] from the spring of the water of life. The one who conquers[g] will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be my son.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 21:5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
  2. Revelation 21:5 tn The words “it down” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
  3. Revelation 21:5 tn Grk “faithful.”
  4. Revelation 21:6 tn Or “It has happened.”
  5. Revelation 21:6 tn The word “water” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
  6. Revelation 21:6 tn Or “as a free gift” (see L&N 57.85).
  7. Revelation 21:7 tn Or “who is victorious”; traditionally, “who overcomes.”