Revelation 21:5

“And the one who sits on the throne said, “Look, I am making all things new.” And he says, “Write, because these words are faithful and true.””
Revelation 21:5 · direct translation from the Greek

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John sees a new heaven and a new earth, and God living with peopleCreation

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AndΚαὶthe one who sitsὁ καθήμενοςonἐπὶthe throneτῷ θρόνῳsaid,εἶπεν“Look,ἸδοὺI am makingποιῶall thingsπάνταnew.”καινὰAndκαὶhe says,λέγει“Write,Γράψονbecauseὅτιtheseοὗτοιwordsοἱ λόγοιareεἰσινfaithfulπιστοὶandκαὶtrue.”ἀληθινοί

Allusion · Isaiah 43:19

Go to Isaiah 43:19

Both texts say “Look, I am making something new” (in Revelation, “all things”).

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

ἸδοὺIdouG2400הִנְhinH2005“look”
καινὰkainaG2537חֲדָשָׁהjadashaH2319“new”
ποιῶpoiōG4160עֹשֶׂהoseH6213“make”

Revelation 21:5, word by word

the one who sitsκαθήμενοςkathēmenos

reign

To be on the throne, to reign.

Where else “kathēmenos” appears

the throneθρόνῳthronōi

throne

Throne: the seat of a king or a judge; hence royal power.

Where else “thronōi” appears

saidεἶπενeipen

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “eipen” appears

I am makingποιῶpoiō

make into

To make someone into something: "I will make you fishers".

Where else “poiō” appears

newκαινὰkaina

new

New, different from what was before.

Where else “kaina” appears

“WriteΓράψονGrapson

write

To set down words in writing: letters, laws, books.

Where else “Grapson” appears

wordsλόγοιlogoi

message

What God says, proclaimed to people.

Where else “logoi” appears

areεἰσινeisin

To be: says who or what something is.

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faithfulπιστοὶpistoi

faithful

Someone you can rely on.

Where else “pistoi” appears

trueἀληθινοίalēthinoi

true

True, genuine, real.

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Translation note

It recalls Isaiah 43:19.

The context

4And he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, nor grief nor crying nor pain will there be any longer; for the first things have passed away.”

5 · This verse (above)

6And he said to me, “They are done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who is thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life freely.

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