Revelation 21:5

Verse

And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.”

American Standard Version (1901)

And he that sitteth on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he saith, Write: for these words are faithful and true.

Bible in Basic English

And he who is seated on the high seat said, See, I make all things new. And he said, Put it in the book; for these words are certain and true.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And he that sat on the throne, said: Behold, I make all things new. And he said to me: Write, for these words are most faithful and true.

Free Bible Version

The one who sits on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” He told me, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

Geneva Bible 1599

And he that sate vpon the throne, sayd, Behold, I make all things newe: and he sayde vnto me, Write: for these wordes are faithfull and true.

King James (Authorized) Version

And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

Translation for Translators

Then God, who sits on the throne, said, “Listen to this! I am now making everything new!” He said to me: “Write these things that I have told you, because you can trust that I will certainly cause them to happen.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

The one who was seated on the throne said, “Look! I make all things new.” He said, “Write this down because these words are trustworthy and true.”

Noah Webster Bible

And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said to me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

World English Bible

He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” He said, “Write, for these words of God are faithful and true.”

Young's Literal Translation

And He who is sitting upon the throne said, 'Lo, new I make all things; and He saith to me, 'Write, because these words are true and stedfast;'

Context

A New Heaven and a New Earth

⁴‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”⁵And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.”⁶And 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.

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Summary

In this verse, God speaks from His throne, declaring that He is making all things new. This proclamation signifies the ultimate fulfillment of His redemptive plan, where the old order of sin, suffering, and death will be replaced with a new creation of perfection and eternal life. The promise of God to wipe away every tear from the eyes of His people symbolizes the complete removal of sorrow, pain, and mourning in the new heaven and earth. This verse offers hope and assurance to believers, reminding them of the glorious future awaiting those who are faithful to God. It serves as a powerful reminder of the transformative work of God, bringing about a restoration that surpasses all human understanding.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Behold, I make all things new - As the creation of the world at the beginning was the work of God alone, so this new creation. These words are true and faithful - Truth refers to the promise of these changes; faithfulness, to the fulfillment of these promises.

John Gill Bible Commentary

And he that sat upon the throne said,.... By whom is meant, either God the Father, who is often represented in this book as sitting on the throne, and as distinguished from Christ the Lamb; see Rev 4:2 Rev 5:13 and who may seem the more to be intended, since he is by adopting grace the God and Father of his people, and they are his sons and daughters; or rather Christ, who not only is set down on the same throne with his Father, but has a throne of his own, called the throne of the Lamb, and was seen upon one by John in the preceding vision, Rev 20:11 which though in order of time will be after this, yet in the order of the visions was seen before; and especially since the person on the throne speaking, calls himself the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, as Christ does in Rev 1:8 and seeing he it is that gives to thirsty souls of the water of life, Joh 7:37 and makes promises to the overcomer so largely and frequently in Rev 2:7. He addresses John, and delivers the following things to him, behold, I make all things new; which is to be understood not of the renovation of persons at conversion, when a new heart and spirit are given, and men are made wholly new creatures; for this is the work of the Spirit, and which is done daily, and is not peculiar to any particular period of time; nor of the renewing of the church state at the beginning of the Gospel, when the Jewish church state and ordinances waxed old, and vanished away, and a new covenant took place, a new and living way was opened, and new ordinances appointed, since all this was before John had this vision; nor was there any need of it to represent it to him; but of the making of the new heaven, and the new earth, which Christ ascribes to himself and of his forming his church anew, making it a new Jerusalem, bestowing new glories upon his people, both in soul and body, and so presenting them to himself a glorious church; and of the new administration of his kingdom in a very singular and glorious manner; so that it respects a new people, a new habitation, and a new manner of ruling over them; all which is his own doing, and is marvellous; and because it is a matter of great importance, and is wonderful and certain, therefore a "behold" is prefixed to it; see Isa 43:19. The Jews say (z), that the holy blessed God will make ten things new in the future state, or world to come; the first is, he will enlighten the world; (See Rev 21:11) the second is, he will bring living water out of Jerusalem; (see Rev 21:6) the third is, he will make trees to bring forth their fruit every month; (see Rev 22:2) and the fourth is, all the waste places shall be built, even Sodom and Gomorrha; the fifth is, Jerusalem shall be built with sapphire stone; (see Rev 21:19) the sixth is, the cow and the bear shall feed; the seventh is, a covenant shall be made between Israel, and the beasts, fowls, and creeping things; the eighth is, there shall be no more weeping and howling in the world; the ninth is, there shall be no more death in the world; the tenth is, there shall no more be sighing, and groaning, and sorrow in the world; see Rev 21:4. And he said unto me, write; what John had seen, and Christ had said, and was about to say; and particularly what concerned the renewing of all things, the whole being a matter of moment, and worth noting and taking down in writing, that it might be on record for saints to read, and receive comfort and advantage from; and to denote the certainty of it, as well as to show that it was a clear point, and to be known, whereas, when it was otherwise, he was bid not to write; see Rev 1:11. for these words are true and faithful; both what he had said, and was about to say; they were "true", because they came from God, who cannot lie, and "faithful", because they would be punctually and exactly fulfilled; see Rev 19:9. The Syriac version adds, they are God's, and so the Arabic version. (z) Shemot Rabba, sect. 15. fol. 101. 3.