Revelation 21:6

And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The One seated on the throne speaks directly to John in the new-creation vision, immediately after commanding him to write down "I make all things new" (21:5).

The words — γέγονεν (gegonen) is the perfect tense of γίνομαι: "it has become," a completed state that abides, not a one-time event.

The thread — The "water of life" / "living water" language recurs in John 4:10, John 7:37, and Revelation 7:17, where the Lamb leads the redeemed to springs of living water.

Why it lands — The gift is given "freely" (αὐτῶς, autōs: of its own accord, at no cost) to those who are thirsty; the verse assumes the reader's lack and offers no condition beyond the asking.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And 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.

Cross-references

John 7:37 On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
John 4:10 Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
Revelation 7:17 For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
John 4:14 But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
Psalms 36:9 For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.
Romans 8:32 He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
Isaiah 55:1 “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
Revelation 22:17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.
Romans 3:24 and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.