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Revelation 21:5 — And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new…
“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.”
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The verses around Revelation 21:5.
3And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
4And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
5And 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.
6And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
7He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
Verse explanation
God speaks directly for the first time in the book (earlier speeches generally came through angels or voices), making a central declaration: everything is being made new, not replaced by something entirely different.
From the Revelation 21 study in Bible in Stories.
Revelation 21:5 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E o que estava assentado sobre o throno disse: Eis que faço novas todas as coisas. E disse-me: Escreve: porque estas palavras são verdadeiras e fieis.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E o que estava sentado sobre o trono disse: “Eis que eu faço novas todas as coisas.” E ele me disse: “Escreve, porque estas palavras são verdadeiras e fiéis.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
El que está sentado en el trono dijo: “¡Todas las cosas las estoy haciendo nuevas!” Y me dijo: “Escribe esto, porque estas palabras son fieles y verdaderas”.
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In other languages: Português (Apocalipse 21:5) · Español (Apocalipsis 21:5)
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- 2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are…
- Lamentations 3:22It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
- Lamentations 3:23They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
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