Revelation 2:7

The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, ¹  I will permit ²  him to eat from the tree of life that is ³  in the paradise of God.’ ⁴ 

Ge 2:9; Ge 3:22-24; Pr 3:18; Pr 11:30; Pr 13:12; Pr 15:4; Mt 11:15; Mt 13:9,43; Mr 7:16; Lu 23:43; Joh 16:33; 1Co 2:10; 1Co 12:4-12; 2Co 12:4; 1Jo 5:4,5; Re 2:11,17,29; Re 2:11,17,26-28; Re 3:5,12,21; Re 3:6,13,22; Re 12:10,11; Re 13:9; Re 14:13; Re 15:2; Re 21:7; Re 22:2,14; Re 22:17

¹ tn Or “who is victorious”; traditionally, “who overcomes.” The pendent dative is allowed to stand in the English translation because it is characteristic of the author’s style in Revelation.

² tn Or “grant.”

³ tn Or “stands.”

⁴ tc The omission of “my” (μου, mou) after “God” (θεοῦ, qeou) is well attested, supported by א A C and the Andreas of Caesarea group of Byzantine mss (Ï^A). Its addition in 1611, the Ï^K group, latt, and others, seems to be evidence of a purposeful conforming of the text to 3:2 and the four occurrences of “my God” (θεοῦ μου) in 3:12.