Bible Strands
Revelation 2:7
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
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses the recipient of this letter within Revelation 2, placing the statement immediately after the commendation concerning the Nicolaitans (v. 6) and before the commission to Smyrna (v. 8).
The words — ἔχων (echōn) means "having," and οὖς (ous) means "an ear," combining to form the literal phrase "he who has an ear."
The thread — This identical call to listen appears in Revelation 2:11 and Revelation 2:17, while Jesus uses a parallel formulation in Matthew 11:15.
Why it lands — The text demands active attention to the Spirit’s message and promises access to the tree of life in God’s Paradise for those who overcome.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Revelation 2:11 He 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 2:17 He 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.
- Matthew 11:15 He who has ears, let him hear.
- Matthew 13:43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
- Revelation 13:9 He who has an ear, let him hear:
- Matthew 13:9 He who has ears, let him hear.”
- Revelation 3:12 The 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 3:21 To 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.
- Revelation 2:26 And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.
- Revelation 3:5 Like 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.