Whoeverὁhasἔχωνan ear,οὖςlet him hearἀκουσάτωwhatτίthe Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαsaysλέγειto the assemblies.ταῖς ἐκκλησίαιςTo the one who conquersτῷ νικῶντιI will giveδώσωthe rightto eatφαγεῖνfromἐκthe treeτοῦ ξύλουof life,τῆς ζωῆςwhichὅisἐστινinἐνthe paradiseτῷ παραδείσῳof God.τοῦ θεοῦ
Allusion · Genesis 2:9
Go to Genesis 2:9Both texts name “the tree of life”: in Genesis 2:9, in the middle of the garden; in Revelation 2:7, in the paradise of God.
They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.
- ξύλουxylouG3586עֵץetsH6086“pole, wood”
- ζωῆςzōēsG2222חַיִּיםjayimH2416“life”