Revelation 21:5

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

ASV Byzantine Text

In The King James 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.

In Context

4and he shall wipe away from them every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, anymore: for the first things are passed away.

6And he said unto me, I am the Alpha and the Omega, and the beginning and the end. Unto him that is athirst I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely.

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Cross References

Isaiah 42:9Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.

Luke 5:38But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins; and both are preserved.

Revelation 1:11saying, What thou seest, write in a book and send it to the seven churches: unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

Revelation 4:2And straightaway I was in the Spirit: and behold, there was a throne set in heaven (and one sitting upon the throne)

Revelation 5:1And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and without, close sealed with seven seals.

Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 21:2-9

The New Jerusalem. ( a. d. 95.) 1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4 And God shall wipe away… Read the whole commentary →

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