Bible Strands
Revelation 3:6
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses a church congregation, positioned between the promise to the overcomer in Revelation 3:5 and the commission to the angel of Philadelphia in Revelation 3:7. The utterance functions as a concluding directive to the prophetic message.
The words — ἀκουσάτω (akousatō) = he should hear and πνεῦμα (pneuma) = Spirit. The Greek construction uses a third-person imperative to command attentive reception of divine instruction.
The thread — This identical phrasing appears in Revelation 2:7, closing the letter to Ephesus. The repeated formula marks it as a structural marker for the seven prophetic addresses.
Why it lands — The text commands the reader to actively receive and obey the Spirit’s message. It requires immediate spiritual attention rather than passive reading.
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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.
Cross-references
- 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.