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John 7:38 — King James Version← Study notes

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.


John 7:38Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 7:3816 words
GreekMeaning
ho
The onearticleG3588
πιστεύωνpisteuōn
believingverbG4100
εἰςeis
inprepositionG1519
ἐμέeme
Me myselfpronounG1473
καθὼςkathōs
even aswordG2531
εἶπενeipen
has saidverbG3004
thearticleG3588
γραφήgraphē
ScripturenounG1124
ποταμοὶpotamoi
RiversnounG4215
ἐκek
out ofprepositionG1537
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
κοιλίαςkoilias
bellynounG2836
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
ῥεύσουσινrheusousin
will flowverbG4482
ὕδατοςhydatos
of waternounG5204
ζῶντοςzōntos
livingverbG2198
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on John 7:38

The feast being over, and the people about to return home, our Lord gives them provisions for the way: On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come to Me, and drink.

Chrysostom · 4th century

The feast was then going on, which is called scenopegia, i.e. building of tents.

Augustine · 4th century

To make Himself audible, inspire confidence in others, and show an absence of all fear in Himself.

Theophylact · 11th century
Read all 19 entries in the readerCatena Aurea · St. Thomas Aquinas, tr. J. H. Newman · public domain
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