KJV King James Version
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
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John 7:38
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
WEB World English Bible
He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water.”
ASV American Standard Version
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, from within him shall flow rivers of living water.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
he who is believing in me, according as the Writing said, Rivers out of his belly shall flow of living water;’
Surrounding context — John 7
35 Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?
36 What [manner of] saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find [me]: and where I am, [thither] ye cannot come?
37 In the last day, that great [day] of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet [given]; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
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ὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoπιστεύωνG4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)εἰςG1519 · eistowardἐμέ,G1473 · egōI/weκαθὼςG2531 · kathōsas/just asεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoγραφή,G1124 · graphēa writingποταμοὶG4215 · potamosriverἐκG1537 · ekout fromτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoκοιλίαςG2836 · koiliabelly/womb/stomachαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heῥεύσουσινG4482 · rheōto flowὕδατοςG5204 · hudōr, hudatoswaterζῶντος.G2198 · zaōto live
Cross-references
John 4:14But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:Isaiah 58:11And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.Isaiah 12:3Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.John 4:10Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.Proverbs 10:11The mouth of a righteous [man is] a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.Zechariah 14:8And it shall be in that day, [that] living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.Proverbs 18:4The words of a man’s mouth [are as] deep waters, [and] the wellspring of wisdom [as] a flowing brook.Galatians 5:22-23But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Isaiah 59:21As for me, this [is] my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that [is] upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.Ezekiel 47:1-12Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house [stood toward] the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south [side] of the altar.Job 32:18-19For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.Deuteronomy 18:15The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;Ephesians 5:9(For the fruit of the Spirit [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
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