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John 7:37-38 KJV
John · chapter 7 · verses 37–38
37In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 38He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.John 7:37-38 · King James Version
John 7:37-38 in context
35Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?
36What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?
37In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
38He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
39(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
40Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
Commentary
Cross references
- Isaiah 55:1
- John 4:14
- John 6:35
- Isaiah 12:3
- Revelation 22:17
- Isaiah 44:3
- John 4:10
- Psalms 42:2
- Isaiah 58:11
- Proverbs 10:11
- Zechariah 14:8
- Proverbs 18:4
Key words (Strong's)
- believethpisteuōto think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in, of the thing…G4100 →
- scripturegraphēa writing, thing written, the Scripture, used to denote either the book itself, or its…G1124 →
- sayinglegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- thirstdipsaōto suffer thirst, suffer from thirst, figuratively, those who are said to thirst who…G1372 →
- riverspotamosa stream, a river, a torrent, floodsG4215 →
- livingzaōto live, breathe, be among the living , to enjoy real life, to have true life and worthy…G2198 →
- greatmegasgreat, of the external form or sensible appearance of things , in particular, of space…G3173 →
- feastheortēa feast day, festivalG1859 →
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In these verses we have, I. Christ's discourse, with the explication of it, Joh 7:37-39. It is probable that these are only short hints of what he enlarged upon, but they have in them the substance of the whole gospel; here is a gospel invitation to come to Christ, and a gospel promise of comfort and happiness in him.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 37-44