Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

he who is believing in me, according as the Writing said, Rivers out of his belly shall flow of living water;'

New American Standard Bible

He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’”

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

The one who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, will have streams of living water flow from deep within him.”

International Standard Version

The one who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, will have rivers of living water flowing from his heart."

A Conservative Version

He who believes in me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly will flow rivers of living water.

American Standard Version

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, from within him shall flow rivers of living water.

Amplified

He who believes in Me [who adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Me], as the Scripture has said, ‘From his innermost being will flow continually rivers of living water.’”

An Understandable Version

As the Scripture has recorded [Note: The following is not an exact quotation from the OT, but echoes Isa. 58:11 and Zech. 14:8], 'Streams of life-giving water will flow from the person's heart who believes in me.'"

Anderson New Testament

He that believes on me, as the scripture has said, from his inner self shall flow rivers of living water.

Bible in Basic English

He who has faith in me, out of his body, as the Writings have said, will come rivers of living water.

Common New Testament

He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."

Daniel Mace New Testament

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

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

The one believing on me, as the Scripture said, out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.

Goodspeed New Testament

If anyone believes in me, streams of living water, as the Scripture says, shall flow forth from his heart."

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

He believing in me, as said the writing, from his belly shall flow rivers of living waters.

King James 2000

He that believes on me, as the scripture has said, out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.

Lexham Expanded Bible

the one who believes in me. Just as the scripture said, 'Out of his belly will flow rivers of living water.'"

Modern King James verseion

He who believes on Me, as the Scripture has said, "Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water."

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He that believeth on me, as sayeth the scripture, 'Out of his belly shall flow rivers of water of life.'"

Moffatt New Testament

he who believes in me ??out of his body, as scripture says, streams of living water will flow"

Montgomery New Testament

"If any man thirst let him come to me and drink. From the heart of him who believes in me will flow, as the Scripture said, rivers of living water."

NET Bible

let the one who believes in me drink. Just as the scripture says, 'From within him will flow rivers of living water.'"

New Heart English Bible

He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water."

Noyes New Testament

He that believeth in me, from within him, as the Scripture hath said, will flow rivers of living water.

Sawyer New Testament

He that believes in me, as the Scripture has said, out of him shall flow rivers of living water.

The Emphasized Bible

He that believeth on me - just as said the Scripture, - River, from within him, shall flow, of living water.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

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

Twentieth Century New Testament

He who believes in me--As Scripture says, Out of his heart shall flow rivers of 'Living Water.'"

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

He who believes in me, from within him--as the Scripture has said--rivers of living water shall flow."

Williams New Testament

Whoever continues to believe in me will have, as the Scripture says, rivers of living water continuously flowing from within him."

World English Bible

He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water."

Worrell New Testament

He that believes on Me, as the Scripture said, from within him shall flow rivers of living water."

Worsley New Testament

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, rivers of living water shall flow from within him.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
πιστεύω 
Pisteuo 
Usage: 163

on
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

me
ἐμέ 
Eme 
me, I, my, myself
Usage: 26

as
καθώς 
Kathos 
as, even as, according as, when, according to, how, as well as
Usage: 141

the scripture
γραφή 
Graphe 
Usage: 37

ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824

out of
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

his

Usage: 0

κοιλία 
Koilia 
Usage: 16

ῥέω 
Rheo 
Usage: 0

ποταμός 
Potamos 
Usage: 11

of
ὕδωρ ὕδατος 
Hudor 
Usage: 63

ζάω 
Zao 
live, be alive, alive, quick, lively, not tr, , vr live
Usage: 115

Devotionals

Devotionals about John 7:38

Devotionals containing John 7:38

Images John 7:38

Context Readings

The Promise Of The Spirit

37 And in the last, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, 'If any one doth thirst, let him come unto me and drink; 38 he who is believing in me, according as the Writing said, Rivers out of his belly shall flow of living water;' 39 and this he said of the Spirit, which those believing in him were about to receive; for not yet was the Holy Spirit, because Jesus was not yet glorified.


Cross References

Isaiah 58:11

And Jehovah doth lead thee continually, And hath satisfied in drought thy soul, And thy bones He armeth, And thou hast been as a watered garden, And as an outlet of waters, whose waters lie not.

John 4:14

but whoever may drink of the water that I will give him, may not thirst -- to the age; and the water that I will give him shall become in him a well of water, springing up to life age-during.'

Proverbs 18:4

Deep waters are the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom is a flowing brook.

Isaiah 12:3

And ye have drawn waters with joy Out of the fountains of salvation,

Isaiah 44:3

For I pour waters on a thirsty one, And floods on a dry land, I pour My Spirit on thy seed, And My blessing on thine offspring.

John 4:10

Jesus answered and said to her, 'If thou hadst known the gift of God, and who it is who is saying to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldest have asked him, and he would have given thee living water.'

Deuteronomy 18:15

A prophet out of thy midst, out of thy brethren, like to me, doth Jehovah thy God raise up to thee -- unto him ye hearken;

Job 32:18-19

For I have been full of words, Distressed me hath the spirit of my breast,

Proverbs 10:11

A fountain of life is the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.

Isaiah 59:21

And I -- this is My covenant with them, said Jehovah, My Spirit that is on thee, And My words that I have put in thy mouth, Depart not from thy mouth, And from the mouth of thy seed, And from the mouth of thy seed's seed, said Jehovah, From henceforth unto the age!

Ezekiel 47:1-12

And he causeth me to turn back unto the opening of the house; and lo, water is coming forth from under the threshold of the house eastward, for the front of the house is eastward, and the water is coming down from beneath, from the right side of the house, from the south of the altar.

Zechariah 14:8

And it hath come to pass, in that day, Go forth do living waters from Jerusalem, Half of them unto the eastern sea, And half of them unto the western sea, In summer and in winter it is.

Galatians 5:22-23

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

Ephesians 5:9

for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth,

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