Revelation 2:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.”
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“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“He who is having an ear--let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming--I will give to him to eat of the tree of life that is in the midst of the paradise of God.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Revelation 2:7 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 2:9Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
- Genesis 3:22Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”
- Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
- Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
- Proverbs 13:12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
- Proverbs 15:4A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
- Ezekiel 28:13You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.
- Ezekiel 31:8The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it; the cypresses could not compare with its branches, nor the plane trees match its boughs. No tree in the garden of God could compare with its beauty.
- Matthew 11:15He who has ears, let him hear.
- Matthew 13:9He who has ears, let him hear.”
- Matthew 13:43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
- Mark 7:15Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”
- Luke 23:43And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
- John 16:33I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
- 1 Corinthians 2:10But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
- 1 Corinthians 12:4There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.
- 2 Corinthians 12:4was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were too sacred for words, things that man is not permitted to tell.
- 1 John 5:4because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
- Revelation 2:11He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.
- Revelation 2:17He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
- Revelation 2:26And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.
- Revelation 3:5Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.
- Revelation 3:12The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.
- Revelation 3:21To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
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