Revelation 21:6 (WEB)
He said to me, “I am 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.
Catechism · 3
Celebrating the Church's Liturgy
“Finally it presents "the river of the water of life . . . flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb," one of most beautiful symbols of the Holy Spirit.” — Catechism footnote: Rev 22:1; cf. 21:6; Jn 4:10-14.
Sacred Scripture
The spiritual sense. Thanks to the unity of God's plan, not only the text of Scripture but also the realities and events about which it speaks can be signs.
"I Believe in the Holy Spirit"
“Thus the Spirit is also personally the living water welling up from Christ crucified as its source and welling up in us to eternal life.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Jn 4:10-14; 738; Ex 17:1-6; Isa 55:1; Zech 14:8; 1 Cor 10:4; Rev 21:6; 22:17.
Fathers and councils · 7
Irenaeus of Lyons
“And He said to me, They are done.”” — editor's note: Rev. xxi. 5, 6.
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Ephrem the Syrian
“To the sons of Lot Moses said,—“Give us water for money,—let us only pass by through your border.”—They refused the way, and the temporal water.—Lo! the living water freely given,—and the path that leads to Eden!” — editor's note: Rev. xxi. 6, xxii. 17.
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Basil the Great
“…he bestows on them that need, Scripture designates Him by innumerable other titles, calling Him Shepherd, King, Physician, Bridegroom, Way, Door, Fountain, Bread, Axe, and Rock.” — editor's note: cf. Rev. xxi. 6.
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Clement of Alexandria
“Thus the Lord Himself is called “Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end,” “by whom all things were made, and without whom not even one thing was made.”” — editor's note: Rev. xxi. 6.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“I will give unto Him that is thirsting from the fountain of the water of life freely.”” — editor's note: Rev. xxi. 6.
Read the whole comment“He that overcometh shall possess these things, and their inheritance; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.”” — editor's note: Rev. xxi. 6, 7.
Read the whole comment“He who shall overcome shall possess these things, and their inheritance; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.”” — editor's note: Rev. xxi. 6, 7.
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Cross-references · 6
Cited together in Fifteen Hymns For the Feast of the Epiphany Hymn 7.
Cited together in Fifteen Hymns For the Feast of the Epiphany Hymn 7.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.101.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.101.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.101.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.101.