Revelation 21:3-7

New American Standard Bible

³And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, ^(A)the tabernacle of God is among the people, and He will ^(B)dwell among them, and they shall be His ^[a]people, and God Himself will be among them^[b], ⁴and He will ^(C)wipe away every tear from their eyes; and ^(D)there will no longer be any death; ^(E)there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; ^(F)the first things have passed away.”

⁵And ^(G)He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am ^(H)making all things new.” And He *said, “Write, for ^(I)these words are faithful and true.” ⁶Then He said to me, “^[c]^(J)It is done. I am the ^(K)Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. ^(L)I will give water to the one who thirsts from the spring of the ^(M)water of life, without cost. ⁷^(N)The one who overcomes will inherit these things, and ^(O)I will be his God and he will be My son.

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Footnotes

Revelation 21:3 Lit peoples
Revelation 21:3 One early ms adds, as their God
Revelation 21:6 Lit They are

Revelation 21:3-7

New International Version

³And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them.^(A) They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.^(B) ⁴‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes.^(C) There will be no more death’^[a]^(D) or mourning or crying or pain,^(E) for the old order of things has passed away.”^(F)

⁵He who was seated on the throne^(G) said, “I am making everything new!”^(H) Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”^(I)

⁶He said to me: “It is done.^(J) I am the Alpha and the Omega,^(K) the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost^(L) from the spring of the water of life.^(M) ⁷Those who are victorious^(N) will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children.^(O)