Revelation 2:7
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Study Note
Study Note
The promise to the Ephesian overcomer — 'I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God' — deliberately echoes Genesis 3:22-24, where access to the tree of life was blocked after the fall as a protective measure. The term 'paradise' (paradeisos) is a Persian loan-word used in the Septuagint for the garden of Eden and in intertestamental Judaism for the eschatological dwelling of the righteous. The promise signals that eschatological salvation is the restoration of Eden rather than the abandonment of creation, reversing the exile from the garden through faithfulness in spiritual conflict. The image recurs at the book's climax (22:2, 14), framing the entire Apocalypse as the narrative of how access to the tree of life is restored through Christ.
Other Translations
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.
He who is having an ear--let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming--I will give to him to eat of the tree of life that is in the midst of the paradise of God.
He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the fruit of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.
Cross References
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And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
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He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more …
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.