THEOSISJohn 7:38Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
He that believeth in me, as the scripture saith: Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
ο πιστευων εις εμε καθως ειπεν η γραφη ποταμοι εκ της κοιλιας αυτου ρευσουσιν υδατος ζωντος
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- John 4:14But the water that I will give him shall become in him a fountain of water, springing up into life everlasting.
- Isa 58:11And the Lord will give thee rest continually, and will fill thy soul with brightness, and deliver thy bones, and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a fountain of water whose waters shall not fail.
- Isa 44:3For I will pour out waters upon the thirsty ground, and streams upon the dry land: I will pour out my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thy stock.
- Isa 12:3Thou shall draw waters with joy out of the saviour's fountains:
- John 4:10Jesus answered and said to her: If thou didst know the gift of God and who he is that saith to thee: Give me to drink; thou perhaps wouldst have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
- Prov 10:11The mouth of the just is a vein of life: and the mouth of the wicked covereth iniquity.
- Zech 14:8And it shall come to pass in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem: half of them to the east sea, and half of them to the last sea: they shall be in summer and in winter.
- Prov 18:4Words from the mouth of a man are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom is an overflowing stream.
The original text
Greek text, 16 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- ὁhotheG3588 · ὁ
- πιστεύωνpisteuōnI believeG4100 · πιστεύω
- εἰςeisintoG1519 · εἰς
- ἐμέemeIG1473 · ἐγώ
- καθὼςkathōsjust asG2531 · καθώς
- εἶπενeipento sayG2036 · ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον
- ἡhētheG3588 · ὁ
- γραφήgraphēa writingG1124 · γραφή
- Ποταμοὶpotamoia riverG4215 · ποταμός
- ἐκekfrom outG1537 · ἐκ
- τῆςtēstheG3588 · ὁ
- κοιλίαςkoiliasbellyG2836 · κοιλία
- αὐτοῦautouheG846 · αὐτός
- ῥεύσουσινrheusousinI flowG4482 · ῥέω
- ὕδατοςhydatoswaterG5204 · ὕδωρ, ὕδατος
- ζῶντοςzōntosI liveG2198 · ζάω