11 translations · Greek
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.
Revelation 22:17 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.
- KJV King James Version
- And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And he that heareth, let him say, Come. And he that is athirst, let him come: he that will, let him take the water of life freely.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And the Spirit and the bride say, Come! And he who is hearing—let him say, Come! And he who is thirsting—let him come; and he who is willing—let him take the water of life freely.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” Whoever hears this, say, “Come.” Whoever is thirsty, come, and whoever wants to, freely drink of the water of life.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come; and he who is hearing — let him say, Come; and he who is thirsting — let him come; and he who is willing — let him take the water of life freely.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that hears say, Come. And let him that is athirst come; he that will, let him take [the] water of life freely.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth, say, Come. And let him that is thirsty, come: And whoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And the spirit and the bride say: Come. And he that heareth, let him say: Come. And he that thirsteth, let him come: and he that will, let him take 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 | — | G2532 καί and |
| τὸ | to | The | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Πνεῦμα | Pneuma | Spirit | G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| νύμφη | nymphē | bride | G3565 νύμφη bride |
| λέγουσιν | legousin | say | G3004 λέγω to say |
| Ἔρχου | Erchou | Come | G2064 ἔρχομαι to come/go |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| ὁ | ho | {Let} the [one who] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀκούων | akouōn | hears | G191 ἀκούω to hear |
| εἰπάτω | eipatō | say | G2036 εἶπον to say |
| Ἔρχου | Erchou | Come | G2064 ἔρχομαι to come/go |
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 καί and |
| ὁ | ho | {let} the [one who] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| διψῶν | dipsōn | is thirsty | G1372 διψάω to thirst |
| ἐρχέσθω | erchesthō | come | G2064 ἔρχομαι to come/go |
| ὁ | ho | [and] the [one who] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| θέλων | thelōn | desires | G2309 θέλω to will/desire |
| λαβέτω | labetō | [drink] | G2983 λαμβάνω to take |
| ὕδωρ | hydōr | [the] water | G5204 ὕδωρ water |
| ζωῆς | zōēs | of life | G2222 ζωή life |
| δωρεάν | dōrean | freely | G1432 δωρεάν freely |
Related verses
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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.
- John 7:37
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!
- Isaiah 12:3
Therefore with joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.
- 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.”
- Psalm 34:8
Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
- Revelation 22:1
He showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,
- Isaiah 2:5
House of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of Yahweh.
- Isaiah 2:3
Many peoples shall go and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of Yahweh, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For out of Zion the law shall go out, and Yahweh’s word from Jerusalem.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
15 Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
16 I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David; the Bright and Morning Star.”
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.
18 I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if anyone adds to them, may God add to him the plagues which are written in this book.
19 If anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, may God take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.
Read all of Revelation 22 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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