Revelation 2:29
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Revelation 2:29 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
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World English Bible Public Domain
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
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King James Version Public Domain
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Let the one having an ear hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.”’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
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King James Version Public Domain
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
Let him that hath an eare, heare what the Spirite saith to the Churches.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies.
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
He who is having an ear—let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.”
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
Let the one who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches.”'”
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Let the one having an ear hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.”’
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Darby Bible Public Domain
He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit is telling the churches.”
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches.
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.’
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
Let him that hath eares heare what the sprete sayth to the congregacions.
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- Appears 36× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at Matthew 10:27
- Part of Speech
- Noun
- Case
- Accusative
- Number
- Singular
- Gender
- Neuter
Full Thayer's Definition
- ὁ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- ἔχων échō G2192 “to have” Verb, Present, Active, Participle, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- οὖς oûs G3775 “ear” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Neuter
- ἀκουσάτω akoúō G191 “to hear” Verb, Aorist, Active, Imperative, 3rd person, Singular
- τί tís G5101 “who” Interrogative pronoun, Accusative, Singular, Neuter
- τὸ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Singular, Neuter
- πνεῦμα pneûma G4151 “spirit” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Neuter
- λέγει légō G3004 “to say” Verb, Present, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- ταῖς ho G3588 “the” Article, Dative, Plural, Feminine
- ἐκκλησίαις ekklēsía G1577 “assembly” Noun, Dative, Plural, Feminine
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 10
- words
- 8
- distinct lemmas
- Revelation
- section
Cross-references
1Topical passages linked to Revelation 2:29 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- Revelation 2:7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of my God.
Cross-references courtesy of OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
Lesson kit
Teaching starters — assembled from the data on this page, not authored interpretation. Every prompt links to the verse data it draws on. Edit before teaching.
Revelation, in the Revelation, opens this verse with 10 words (8 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is oûs (“ear”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- What does “ear” (oûs) contribute to the verse as a whole?
- Matthew 10:27 shares the word «ear» with this verse. How do the two illuminate each other?
- “the” occurs 3× in this one verse. What is the effect of the repetition?
- These translations render this verse differently. What is at stake in choosing one wording over another?
- Reading how Adam Clarke's Commentary and The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?
Things to notice
- These translations choose different wording for 9 words in this verse.
- “the” occurs 3× in this single verse.
- 8 distinct Greek lemmas span 10 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Revelation 2:29 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
Lemma curates 59 commentaries, every one of them public domain or Creative Commons licensed, each selected and text-cleaned for this edition rather than reprinted as found. About our sources →
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Alford’s Greek Testament
Henry Alford
Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.