21:7a–b

The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son: Here the words The one, his, he, and son refer to every man and woman who overcomes. For example:

The person who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my child
-or-
Those who win the victory will receive this from me: I will be their God, and they will be my children. (Good News Translation)

overcomes: This word means “triumphs” or “obtains/wins victory.” Here the word refers to having success over sin, evil, and pressure to turn away from Jesus. Other ways to translate this word are:

conquers (Revised Standard Version)
-or-
are victorious (New Living Translation (2004))

Some languages need to say what a believer overcomes. If that is true in your language, you should refer generally to “evil” or “sin.” For example:

defeat ⌊evil⌋
-or-
has victory ⌊over sin⌋
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conquers ⌊anything that causes a believer to stumble⌋

See how you translated this word in 2:7 or 3:5.

inherit: Here the Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as inherit refers to a person being given something because it has been promised to him. Here it refers to beginning to live in the new Jerusalem and receiving all the other blessings that God promised to those who believe in Jesus. Other ways to translate this are:

take as your heritage
-or-
receive
-or-
will be given (Contemporary English Version)

all things:
The Greek word is literally “these (things).” It refers to the promises in 21:1–6. Since it refers back, in some languages it is more natural to use “that” or “those” here. For example:

those promises
-or-
all that
-or-
these blessings (Contemporary English Version)

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