Revelation 2:29
What does Revelation 2:29 mean?
A plain-English look at Revelation 2:29 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Revelation 2:29 means
The closing refrain returns: let anyone with ears hear what the Spirit says to the churches. This summons underscores that these letters are not private memos but the Spirit’s voice to all congregations. Each church must weigh Christ’s diagnosis, heed His warnings, embrace His remedies, and cling to His promises. Hearing means responding—repenting where needed, enduring amid trials, and overcoming by faith. The same Lord who walks among the candlesticks addresses every age through these words. To ignore them is to refuse the Spirit; to receive them is to align with Christ’s life-giving rule.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
KJV
King James Version · 1611He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862He who is having an ear--let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
Context
This final verse serves as the standard conclusion, as in verses 7 and 11 and 17, wrapping the Thyatira letter and the chapter. It broadens application beyond one city to the full circle of churches. With this repeated call, the pattern is set for the remaining letters in chapter 3. The chapter’s flow—from Ephesus through Thyatira—has displayed Christ’s wise balance of commendation, correction, exhortation, and promise, all under the Spirit’s authoritative voice.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Revelation 2:7
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.
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