John 7:38
“He that beleeueth on me, as the Scripture hath saide, out of his belly shall flow riuers of liuing water.”
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John 7:38 Context
36What maner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seeke me, and shall not find me? and where I am, thither ye cannot come? 37In the last day, that great day of the feast, Iesus stood, and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come vnto me, and drinke. 38He that beleeueth on me, as the Scripture hath saide, out of his belly shall flow riuers of liuing water. 39(But this spake he of the Spirit which they that beleeue on him, should receiue. For the holy Ghost was not yet giuen, because that Iesus was not yet glorified.) 40¶ Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, saide, Of a trueth this is the Prophet.
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Other Translations for John 7:38
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
- King James Version
"He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, from within him shall flow rivers of living water.
- American Standard Version (1901)
He who has faith in me, out of his body, as the Writings have said, will come rivers of living water.
- Basic English Bible
He that believes on me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
- Darby Bible
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
- Webster's Bible
He who believes in me, from within him--as the Scripture has said--rivers of living water shall flow."
- Weymouth Bible
He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water."
- World English Bible
He that bileueth in me, as the scripture seith, Floodis of quyk watir schulen flowe fro his wombe.
- Wycliffe Bible
he who is believing in me, according as the Writing said, Rivers out of his belly shall flow of living water;'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for John 7:38
7:38 He that believeth - This answers to let him come to me. And whosoever doth come to him by faith, his inmost soul shall be filled with living water, with abundance of peace, joy, and love, which shall likewise flow from him to others. As the Scripture hath said - Not expressly in any one particular place. But here is a general reference to all those scriptures which speak of the effusion of the Spirit by the Messiah, under the similitude of pouring out water. #Zec 14:8|.
People's Bible Notes for John 7:38
Joh 7:38 He that believeth on me. Notice that "believing" corresponds to "coming" in Joh 7:37, showing that faith is the means that brings us to Christ. As the scripture hath said. The reference is not to any single passage, but to the spirit of the Scripture, notably such passages as Isa 55:1 58:11 Ps 36:8-9. Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. Christ is the living water; he who believes upon Christ formed within him, and hence must become a fountain to dispense the living water whatever he goes.