11 translations · Greek
Revelation 21:6
He said to me, “I have become the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life.
Revelation 21:6 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- He said to me, “I have become the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life.
- KJV King James Version
- And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsting, I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Then he said to me, “Everything's done! I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. To anyone who is thirsty I will give the free gift of water from the spring of the water of life.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and He said to me, 'It hath been done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End; I, to him who is thirsting, will give of the fountain of the water of the life freely;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he said to me, It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him that thirsts of the fountain of the water of life freely.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And he said to me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him that is thirsty of the fountain of the water of life freely.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- He said to me, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And he said to me: It is done. I am Alpha and Omega; the beginning and the end. To him that thirsteth, I will give of the fountain of the water of life, freely.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 καί and |
| εἶπέν | eipen | He told | G2036 εἶπον to say |
| μοι | moi | me | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| Γέγοναν | Gegonan | It is done | G1096 γίνομαι to be |
| ἐγὼ | egō | I | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| εἰμι | eimi | am | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Ἄλφα | Alpha | Alpha | G1 α, Ἀλφα Alpha |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Ὦ | Ō | Omega | G5598 ω, Ὦμέγα Omega |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀρχὴ | archē | Beginning | G746 ἀρχή beginning |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| τέλος | telos | End | G5056 τέλος goal/tax |
| ἐγὼ | egō | I | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| τῷ | tō | To the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| διψῶντι | dipsōnti | thirsty | G1372 διψάω to thirst |
| δώσω | dōsō | will give | G1325 δίδωμι to give |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| τῆς | tēs | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πηγῆς | pēgēs | spring | G4077 πηγή flow |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ὕδατος | hydatos | water | G5204 ὕδωρ water |
| τῆς | tēs | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ζωῆς | zōēs | of life | G2222 ζωή life |
| δωρεάν | dōrean | freely | G1432 δωρεάν freely |
Related verses
- John 7:37–38
Now on the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink! He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water.”
- John 4:10
Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”
- Revelation 7:17
for the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne shepherds them, and leads them to springs of life-giving waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
- John 4:14
but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”
- Psalm 36:9
For with you is the spring of life. In your light shall we see light.
- Romans 8:32
He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?
- Isaiah 55:1–3
“Hey! Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which doesn’t satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in richness. Turn your ear, and come to me. Hear, and your soul will live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
- Revelation 1:8
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
- Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” He who hears, let him say, “Come!” He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely.
- Romans 3:24
being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away.”
5 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.”
6 He said to me, “I have become the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life.
7 He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.
8 But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
Read all of Revelation 21 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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