Revelation 21:3

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.

Berean Standard Bible

Follow its threads on the canvas →

Study note

Setting — The text records John hearing a loud voice from the throne immediately after the new Jerusalem descends. The voice announces that God’s presence will now permanently inhabit humanity.

The words — θρόνου (thronou) = throne, and λέγουσης (legousēs) = saying. These terms anchor the announcement in divine authority and active proclamation.

The thread — The promise echoes Ezekiel 37:27, where God pledges His dwelling among His people, and Leviticus 26:11, which guarantees His tabernacle among them. It also aligns with 2 Corinthians 6:16, which identifies believers as the temple of the living God.

Why it lands — The text states that God will dwell with humanity as their God before concluding that this union ends all death and mourning. The passage demands a reader acknowledge that divine presence is the foundation of covenant identity and the sole basis for enduring hope.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.

The Greek words

King James Version

And 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.

Cross-references

Ezekiel 37:27 My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.
2 Corinthians 6:16 What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
Leviticus 26:11 And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you.
John 14:23 Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
Zechariah 8:8 I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.”
Hebrews 8:10 For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
Jeremiah 31:33 “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
Jeremiah 32:38 They will be My people, and I will be their God.
Genesis 17:7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
Zechariah 13:9 This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”