John 7:38
36 What does He mean by saying, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and, ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”
37 On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
39 He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.
40 On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
- KJV
- He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
- WEB
- He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water.”
- ASV
- He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, from within him shall flow rivers of living water.
- DARBY
- He that believes on me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
- BLB
- The one believing in Me, as the Scripture said: ‘Out of his belly will flow rivers of living water.’”
- ÅB
- Den som tror på meg, av hans liv skal det, som Skriften har sagt, rinne strømmer av levende vann.
- OTB
- Den som tror på meg, som Skriften har sagt, fra hans indre skal det flyte strømmer av levende vann.»
- B1930
- Den som tror på mig, av hans liv skal det, som Skriften har sagt, rinne strømmer av levende vann.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 4:14
But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
Read in contextIsaiah 44:3
For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
Read in contextIsaiah 58:11
The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
Read in contextIsaiah 12:3
With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,
Read in contextJohn 4:10
Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
Read in contextProverbs 10:11
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Read in contextZechariah 14:8
And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike.
Read in contextProverbs 18:4
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
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