Revelation 2:7
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.
KJV
ὁ ἔχων οὖς ἀκουσάτω τί τὸ πνεῦμα λέγει ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις. τῷ νικῶντι δώσω αὐτῷ φαγεῖν ἐκ τοῦ ξύλου τῆς ζωῆς, ὅ ἐστιν ἐν τῷ παραδείσῳ τοῦ θεοῦ.
Greek NT
Qui habet aurem, audiat quid Spiritus dicat ecclesiis : Vincenti dabo edere de ligno vitæ, quod est in paradiso Dei mei.
Vulgate
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.
ASV
He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches: To him that overcometh I will give to eat of the tree of life which is in the paradise of my God.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
20 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- θεοῦ — SBLGNT
- θεοῦ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + μου — Robinson-Pierpont
Themes
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
The tree of life represents wisdom (sophia), through which the soul attains immortality, while the tree of knowledge of good and evil represents the intermediate moral faculty that can lead either to virtue or to vice. Philo reads these not as literal trees in a garden but as powers within the human soul. To eat of the tree of life is to live by divine Wisdom; to eat of the tre…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 2:10 — But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
- 1Cor 12:4 — Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
- 1John 2:14 — I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overc
- 1John 5:4 — For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
- 1John 5:4 — For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
- 1Sam 17:25 — And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and w
- 2Chr 15:2 — And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake
- 2Cor 12:4 — How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
- 2Cor 12:4 — How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
- 2Tim 1:10 — But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
- Acts 1:2 — Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
- Ezek 28:13 — Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle,
- Ezek 31:8 — The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in hi
- Gal 6:9 — And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
- Gen 2:9 — And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evi
- Gen 2:9 — And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evi
- Gen 3:22 — And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
- Gen 3:22 — And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
- John 16:33 — These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
- Luke 8:8 — And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
- Luke 23:43 — And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
- Luke 23:43 — And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
- Mark 4:23 — If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
- Mark 7:15 — There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.
- Matt 10:22 — And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
- Matt 11:15 — He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
- Matt 11:15 — He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
- Matt 13:9 — Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
- Matt 13:9 — Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
- Matt 13:43 — Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
- Mic 1:2 — Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the LORD from his holy temple.
- Prov 3:18 — She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
- Prov 3:18 — She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
- Prov 11:30 — The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
- Prov 13:12 — Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
- Prov 15:4 — A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
- Prov 15:4 — A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
- Ps 49:1 — Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
- Rev 2:11 — He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
- Rev 2:11 — He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.