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Whoeverὁbelievesπιστεύωνinεἰςme,ἐμέasκαθὼςthe Scriptureἡ γραφήhas said,εἶπεν‘Riversποταμοὶof livingζῶντοςwaterὕδατοςwill flowῥεύσουσινfromἐκwithinτῆς κοιλίαςhim.’”αὐτοῦ
John 7:38
Study it in the app“Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from within him.’””
With the Greek beneath
John 7:38, word by word
- believesπιστεύωνpisteuōn
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuōn” appears- the Scriptureγραφήgraphē
Scripture
Scripture: the sacred text; "the Scriptures", the Old Testament.
Where else “graphē” appears- has saidεἶπενeipen
state
What something written says, like Scripture.
Where else “eipen” appears- ‘Riversποταμοὶpotamoi
river
River; a stream of water.
Where else “potamoi” appears- of livingζῶντοςzōntos
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zōntos” appears- waterὕδατοςhydatos
water of life
The water of life that Jesus gives.
Where else “hydatos” appears- will flowῥεύσουσινrheusousin
flow
Flow (as water flows).
Where else “rheusousin” appears- withinκοιλίαςkoilias
within
The innermost part of a person.
Where else “koilias” appears
Translation note
Literally “from his belly,” the innermost part of a person. No single passage is quoted; it recalls Isaiah 58:11, Ezekiel 47:1-12 and Zechariah 14:8.
The context
37Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.
38 · This verse (above)
39But he said this about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were going to receive; for the Spirit was not yet there, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.
To study John 7 in a group
1. What it says
At the festival, what do the people think of Jesus, and what do the guards sent to arrest him say? (vv. 12, 40-46)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink” (v. 37). What does he promise the one who believes in him? (vv. 37-39)
3. How I live it
Nicodemus asked that Jesus be heard before being judged (v. 51). When is it wise for you to listen first before forming an opinion about someone?