John 7:38

John 7:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
• New International Version (NIV)Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, 'Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”

Context of John 7:38

36What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me : and where I am, there ye cannot come? 37In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirsteth, let him come to me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water. 39(But this he spoke of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Spirit was not yet given ; because Jesus was not yet glorified.) 40Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, In truth this is the Prophet.

John 7:38 word by word

ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμέ, καθὼς εἶπεν ἡ γραφή, ποταμοὶ ἐκ τῆς κοιλίας αὐτοῦ ῥεύσουσιν ὕδατος ζῶντος.Read the interlinear

• believethπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• onεἰςeis · towardG1519
• meἐμέeme · meG1691
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• scriptureγραφήgraphē · a writingG1124
• saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• heartκοιλίαkoilia · belly/womb/stomachG2836
• flowῥέωrheō · to flowG4482
• riversποταμόςpotamos · riverG4215
• livingζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• waterὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204

Cross-references for John 7:38

• Deuteronomy 18:15The LORD thy God will raise up to thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like me; to him ye shall hearken;
• John 4:14But whoever 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.
• Job 32:18For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.
• Proverbs 10:11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
• Proverbs 18:4The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
• Isaiah 12:3Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
• 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 thy 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 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 47:1Afterward he brought me again to the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the front 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.
• Zechariah 14:8And it shall be in that day, thatliving 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.
• Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
• Ephesians 5:9(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

Commentaries on John 7:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said - He who receives me as the Messiah, according to what the Scripture has said concerning me; my person, birth, conduct, preaching, and miracles, being compared with what is written there as ascertaining the true Messiah. Out of his belly - from his heart and soul; for in his soul shall this Spirit dwell. Living water - As a true spring is ever supplied with water from the great deep, with which it has…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 37-39Verses 37-39 On the last day of the feast of tabernacles, the Jews drew water and poured it out before the Lord. It is supposed that Christ alluded to this. If any man desires to be truly and for ever happy, let him apply to Christ, and be ruled by him. This thirst means strong desires after spiritual blessings, which nothing else can satisfy; so the sanctifying and comforting influences of the Holy Spirit, were intended by the waters which Jesus called…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 37-38Living water: See 4:10–14. A water ceremony was held each day during the Feast of Tabernacles, with prayer for God to send rain in the late autumn. The final day, called the great day, was the feast's most important moment. On this day, they repeated the ceremony seven times. They poured water over the altar while Levites sang Isaiah 12:3 (see Zechariah 14:8; see also Mishnah Sukkah chapter 4). If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink: Jesus…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 37-3937-39. the last day, that great day of the feast--the eighth (Le 23:39). It was a sabbath, the last feast day of the year, and distinguished by very remarkable ceremonies. "The generally joyous character of this feast broke out on this day into loud jubilation, particularly at the solemn moment when the priest, as was done on every day of this festival, brought forth, in golden vessels, water from the stream of Siloah, which flowed under the…Read the comment

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Commentaries on John 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings