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John 4:14

But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”

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ASV

but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up unto eternal life.

KJV

But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

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32 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ὃςhoswho[ever]G3739 →
δ᾽d᾽howeverG1161 →
ἂνanmaybeG302 →
πίῃpiēmay drinkG4095 →
ἐκekofG1537 →
τοῦtoutheG3588 →
ὕδατοςhudatoswaterG5204 →
οὗhouthatG3739 →
ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473 →
δώσωdōsōwill giveG1325 →
αὐτῷ,autōto him,G846 →
οὐoucertainlyG3756 →
μὴmēnotG3361 →
διψήσειdipsēseiwill thirstG1372 →
εἰςeistoG1519 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
αἰῶνα,aiōnaage,G165 →
ἀλλὰallaInsteadG235 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
ὕδωρhudōrwaterG5204 →
ὃhothatG3739 →
δώσωdōsōI will giveG1325 →
αὐτῷautōto himG846 →
γενήσεταιgenēsetaiit will becomeG1096 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
αὐτῷautōhimG846 →
πηγὴpēgēa springG4077 →
ὕδατοςhudatosof waterG5204 →
ἁλλομένουhallomenouwelling upG242 →
εἰςeisintoG1519 →
ζωὴνzōēnlifeG2222 →
αἰώνιον.¶aiōnioneternal.G166 →

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John 7:38Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”Matthew 5:6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.John 7:38–39Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”Isaiah 59:21“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and grandchildren, from now on and forevermore,” says the LORD.John 4:10Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”John 6:35Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the LambIsaiah 58:11The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.Jeremiah 17:13O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.Isaiah 49:10They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.Revelation 7:16‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’Revelation 7:17For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”John 7:37On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.Revelation 22:17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.Jeremiah 2:13“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.John 10:28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.Revelation 21:6And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.Jeremiah 31:25for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”

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