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Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/john/4.htm">New Living Translation</a> But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.” <a href="/esv/john/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” <a href="/bsb/john/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/blb/john/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> but whoever may drink of the water that I will give him will never thirst, to the age. Instead, the water that I will give to him will become in him a spring of water, welling up into eternal life." <a href="/kjv/john/4.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/john/4.htm">New King James Version</a> but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” <a href="/nasb_/john/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never be thirsty; but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life.” <a href="/nasb/john/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/john/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> but whoever drinks 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 to eternal life.” <a href="/lsb/john/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst—ever; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.” <a href="/amp/john/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But whoever drinks the water that I give him will never be thirsty again. But the water that I give him will become in him a spring of water [satisfying his thirst for God] welling up [continually flowing, bubbling within him] to eternal life.” <a href="/csb/john/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty again. In fact, the water I will give him will become a well of water springing up in him for eternal life.” <a href="/hcsb/john/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty again—ever! In fact, the water I will give him will become a well of water springing up within him for eternal life."&#8221 <a href="/asv/john/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/john/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But no one who drinks the water I give will ever be thirsty again. The water I give will become in that person a flowing fountain that gives eternal life." <a href="/erv/john/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/john/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But those who drink the water that I will give them will never become thirsty again. In fact, the water I will give them will become in them a spring that gushes up to eternal life." <a href="/gnt/john/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> but those who drink the water that I will give them will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give them will become in them a spring which will provide them with life-giving water and give them eternal life." <a href="/isv/john/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> But whoever drinks the water that I will give him will never become thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become a well of water for him, springing up to eternal life." <a href="/msb/john/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/john/4.htm">NET Bible</a> But whoever drinks some of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again, but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life." <a href="/nheb/john/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to everlasting life." <a href="/wbt/john/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But whoever 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. <a href="/wey/john/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> but whoever drinks any of the water that I shall give him will never, never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become a fountain within him of water springing up for the Life of the Ages." <a href="/web/john/4.htm">World English Bible</a> but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> but whoever may drink of the water that I will give him, may not thirst—throughout the age; and the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water, springing up to continuous life.” <a href="/blb/john/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> but whoever may drink of the water that I will give him will never thirst, to the age. Instead, the water that I will give to him will become in him a spring of water, welling up into eternal life." <a href="/ylt/john/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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.' <a href="/slt/john/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> But whoever should drink of the water which I shall give him, shall never thirst; but the water which I shall give him shall be in him a spring of water springing up to eternal life.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But the water that I will give him, shall become in him a fountain of water, springing up into life everlasting. <a href="/cpdv/john/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Instead, the water that I will give to him will become in him a fountain of water, springing up into eternal life.” <a href="/nabre/john/4.htm">New American Bible</a> but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst; the water I shall give will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” <a href="/nrsvce/john/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But whoever drinks of the water which I give him, shall never thirst; but the same water which I give him shall become in him a well of water springing up to life everlasting. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But everyone who shall drink of the waters that I will give him shall not thirst for eternity, but those waters that I give him shall be springs of waters in him that shall spring up into eternal life.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him, shall never thirst. But the water that I will give him, shall be in him a fountain of water springing up in order to eternal life.<CM> <a href="/godbey/john/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>but whosoever may drink of the water that I shall give to him shall never thirst; but the water which I shall give to him shall be in him a well of water springing up unto eternal life.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> but whosoever shall drink of the water which I shall give him, he shall no more thirst to eternity; but the water which I will give him, shall be in him a fountain of water springing up to life eternal. <a href="/mace/john/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him, shall never thirst: for the water that I shall give him, shall be in him a fountain springing up to everlasting life. <a href="/wey/john/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> but whoever drinks any of the water that I shall give him will never, never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become a fountain within him of water springing up for the Life of the Ages." <a href="/worrell/john/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>but whosoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up into eternal life."<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>but he that drinketh of the water which I shall give him, shall never thirst: but the water, which I shall give him, will be in him a fountain of water springing up unto eternal life.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/4-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=1006" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/4.htm">Jesus and the Samaritan Woman</a> …13Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. 14<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: d’ (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hos (RelPro-NMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">whoever</a> <a href="/greek/302.htm" title="302: an (Prtcl) -- A primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty."></a> <a href="/greek/4095.htm" title="4095: piē (V-ASA-3S) -- To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe.">drinks</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5204.htm" title="5204: hydatos (N-GNS) -- Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively.">water</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hou (RelPro-GNS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: dōsō (V-FIA-1S) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">give</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">him</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/1372.htm" title="1372: dipsēsei (V-FIA-3S) -- To thirst for, desire earnestly. From a variation of dipsos; to thirst for.">will never thirst.</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/165.htm" title="165: aiōna (N-AMS) -- From the same as aei; properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity; by implication, the world; specially a Messianic period."></a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">Indeed,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5204.htm" title="5204: hydōr (N-NNS) -- Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively.">water</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: ho (RelPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: dōsō (V-FIA-1S) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">I give</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">him</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: genēsetai (V-FIM-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">will become</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">him</a> <a href="/greek/4077.htm" title="4077: pēgē (N-NFS) -- A fountain, spring, well, issue, flow. Probably from pegnumi; a fount, i.e. Source or supply.">a fount</a> <a href="/greek/5204.htm" title="5204: hydatos (N-GNS) -- Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively.">of water</a> <a href="/greek/242.htm" title="242: hallomenou (V-PPM/P-GNS) -- To leap, leap up; of water: To spring up, bubble up. ">springing up</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/166.htm" title="166: aiōnion (Adj-AFS) -- From aion; perpetual.">eternal</a> <a href="/greek/2222.htm" title="2222: zōēn (N-AFS) -- Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life.">life.” </a> 15The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/21-6.htm">Revelation 21:6</a> And 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. <a href="/revelation/22-17.htm">Revelation 22:17</a> The 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. <a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1</a> “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! <a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-39</a> On 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. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” / He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified. <a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a> “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. <a href="/jeremiah/17-13.htm">Jeremiah 17:13</a> O 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. <a href="/isaiah/12-3.htm">Isaiah 12:3</a> With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation, <a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">Psalm 36:8-9</a> They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights. / For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light. <a href="/ezekiel/47-1.htm">Ezekiel 47:1-12</a> Then the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar. / Next he brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and there I saw the water trickling out from the south side. / As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through ankle-deep water. ... <a href="/zechariah/14-8.htm">Zechariah 14:8</a> And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike. <a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a> Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst. <a href="/john/6-51.htm">John 6:51</a> I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.” <a href="/john/7-38.htm">John 7:38</a> Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” <a href="/matthew/5-6.htm">Matthew 5:6</a> Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. <a href="/revelation/7-17.htm">Revelation 7:17</a> For 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.’”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But whoever drinks 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.shall never.<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35,58</a> And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst… <a href="/john/11-26.htm">John 11:26</a> And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?<a href="/john/17-2.htm">John 17:2,3</a> As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him… shall be.<a href="/john/7-38.htm">John 7:38,39</a> He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water… <a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a> The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.<a href="/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16-19</a> And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/20-35.htm">Age</a> <a href="/john/3-36.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/john/3-36.htm">Ages</a> <a href="/john/4-13.htm">Drinketh</a> <a href="/john/4-13.htm">Drinks</a> <a href="/john/3-36.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/john/3-36.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/john/4-12.htm">Fountain</a> <a href="/john/4-2.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/john/3-36.htm">Life</a> <a href="/john/4-13.htm">Need</a> <a href="/mark/4-27.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/nahum/3-3.htm">Springing</a> <a href="/john/4-13.htm">Thirst</a> <a href="/john/4-13.htm">Water</a> <a href="/luke/24-50.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/6-51.htm">Age</a> <a href="/john/5-24.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/john/4-36.htm">Ages</a> <a href="/john/6-54.htm">Drinketh</a> <a href="/john/6-54.htm">Drinks</a> <a href="/john/4-36.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/john/5-24.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/james/3-11.htm">Fountain</a> <a href="/john/4-23.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/john/4-36.htm">Life</a> <a href="/john/4-15.htm">Need</a> <a href="/acts/14-14.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/acts/3-8.htm">Springing</a> <a href="/john/4-15.htm">Thirst</a> <a href="/john/4-15.htm">Water</a> <a href="/john/5-38.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">John 4</div>1. <a href="/john/4-1.htm">Jesus talks with a woman of Samaria, and reveals his identity to her.</a> 27. <a href="/john/4-27.htm">His disciples marvel.</a> 31. <a href="/john/4-31.htm">He declares to them his zeal for God's glory.</a> 39. <a href="/john/4-39.htm">Many Samaritans believe on him.</a> 43. <a href="/john/4-43.htm">He departs into Galilee, and heals the ruler's son that lay sick at Capernaum.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But whoever drinks the water I give him This phrase highlights the exclusivity and sufficiency of the spiritual sustenance that Jesus offers. In the context of <a href="/john/4.htm">John 4</a>, Jesus is speaking to the Samaritan woman at the well, contrasting the physical water from Jacob's well with the spiritual water He provides. The "water" symbolizes the Holy Spirit, as seen in <a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-39</a>, where Jesus speaks of the Spirit as living water. This offer is universal, extending beyond the Jewish people to include Samaritans and all humanity, reflecting the inclusivity of the Gospel.will never thirst. This promise of never thirsting again speaks to the complete satisfaction and fulfillment found in a relationship with Christ. In the ancient Near East, water was a precious and often scarce resource, making this metaphor particularly powerful. Spiritually, it signifies the end of the soul's search for meaning and purpose, as echoed in <a href="/psalms/42.htm">Psalm 42:1-2</a>, where the psalmist longs for God as a deer pants for water. The assurance of never thirsting again points to the eternal security and contentment found in salvation.Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water Here, the transformation that occurs within the believer is emphasized. The "fount of water" suggests an internal, self-replenishing source of life and vitality, indicating the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit. This internal change is a hallmark of the New Covenant, prophesied in <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26-27</a>, where God promises to give a new heart and spirit. The imagery of a fount also suggests abundance and overflow, indicating that the believer's life will impact others.springing up to eternal life.” The phrase "springing up" conveys a dynamic, active process, suggesting that the life given by the Spirit is not static but continually growing and renewing. This eternal life is not just a future promise but a present reality, as seen in <a href="/john/17-3.htm">John 17:3</a>, where Jesus defines eternal life as knowing God and Jesus Christ. The concept of eternal life is central to the Gospel message, fulfilling the prophecies of a restored relationship with God, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/55.htm">Isaiah 55:1-3</a>, where the invitation to come and drink is extended to all.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure in this passage, offering the "living water" that leads to eternal life. 2. <a href="/topical/s/samaritan_woman.htm">Samaritan Woman</a> The recipient of Jesus' message, representing those who are spiritually thirsty and seeking truth. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jacob's_well.htm">Jacob's Well</a> The physical location where this conversation takes place, symbolizing the old covenant and traditions. 4. <a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a> The region where the event occurs, highlighting the breaking of cultural and religious barriers by Jesus. 5. <a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a> Though not directly involved in this verse, they are present in the broader account, learning from Jesus' interaction.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_gift_of_living_water.htm">The Gift of Living Water</a> Jesus offers a gift that satisfies the deepest spiritual thirst, unlike any earthly solution. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_life_through_christ.htm">Eternal Life Through Christ</a> The living water symbolizes the eternal life that begins now and continues forever, available through faith in Jesus. <a href="/topical/b/breaking_barriers.htm">Breaking Barriers</a> Jesus' interaction with the Samaritan woman shows that the gospel transcends cultural and social boundaries. <a href="/topical/t/the_indwelling_spirit.htm">The Indwelling Spirit</a> The living water is a metaphor for the Holy Spirit, who indwells believers, providing ongoing spiritual renewal and growth. <a href="/topical/i/invitation_to_all.htm">Invitation to All</a> The offer of living water is universal, inviting everyone to partake in the life Jesus offers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 4</a> <a href="/q/key_themes_in_john.htm">What are key themes in the Book of John?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'come_to_jesus_moment'_mean.htm">What is the Fountain of the Water of Life?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_jesus_interact_with_women.htm">How did Jesus interact with women?</a> <a href="/q/join_us_at_the_waters.htm">Will you come to the waters for refreshment?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) The water that I shall give him.--These words are emphatic as opposed to this water. It is not an external supply, which must be sought to meet the recurring physical want, but it is the inner never-failing source, the fountain of living water, which satisfies every want as it occurs. He who has it, therefore, can never thirst. Coming from the source of all life, it issues in eternal life. (Comp. Notes on <a href="/context/john/7-37.htm" title="In 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.">John 7:37-38</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - But whosoever shall have drunk of the water which I will give him (of which I am speaking) shall not (by any means, οὐ μὴ) thirst again forever. How different from the words of the son of Sirach (Ecclus. 24:21), "They who drink of me," says Wisdom, "shall thirst again"! They will experience neither continuity nor completeness of enjoyment, but periods of incessant and recurrent desire. Jesus speaks of a Divine and complete satisfaction. The spiritual thirst once slaked, the heavenly desire once realized by appropriating the gift of God, is fundamentally satisfied. The nature itself is changed. How closely this corresponds with the idea of birth into a new world! and how nearly akin to the promise of living water in <a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37</a>, etc. (see also the language of <a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>)! But the water that I shall give him shall become in him a fountain of water leaping up (welling, bubbling up and forth) into eternal life. This is the explanation of the full satisfaction of desire. I do not give a simple "drink of water," but I cause a spring, a perennial fountain, a river of Divine pleasure to issue and flow from that inward satisfaction which follows a reception of my gifts; and it is so abundant that it is enough foreverlasting needs. The water that I give becomes a fountain, and the fountain swells into a river, and the river expands into and loses itself in the great ocean of eternity. The beauty of the image is lost if, with Luthardt and Moulton, we attach the εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον to πηγή rather than ἁλλομένου (ἁλλέσθαι is not elsewhere applied to water, and this use of it gives the metaphor all the more force). The imagery is not without its difficulty. We are tempted to conclude from it that the Divine life, once given, becomes consciously a self-dependent force within the soul; but this would not be justified by all the analogy of the Divine working in humanity, which, though abundant, efficacious, and satisfying, never repudiates its Divine source, but continually proclaims it. If the desire for what God alone can supply is eager and quenchless, and if God meet the craving, then the desire is absolutely satisfied. There is a superfluous fulness in the girt of God which will transcend all the needs of this life, and be enough for eternity. <a href="/commentaries/john/4-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>But δ’ (d’) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. whoever ὃς (hos) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. drinks πίῃ (piē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4095.htm">Strong's 4095: </a> To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. water ὕδατος (hydatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5204.htm">Strong's 5204: </a> Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively. I ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. give δώσω (dōsō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. him αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. will never thirst. διψήσει (dipsēsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1372.htm">Strong's 1372: </a> To thirst for, desire earnestly. From a variation of dipsos; to thirst for. Indeed, ἀλλὰ (alla) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. the τὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. water ὕδωρ (hydōr) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5204.htm">Strong's 5204: </a> Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively. I give δώσω (dōsō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. him αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. will become γενήσεται (genēsetai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. him αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. a fount πηγὴ (pēgē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4077.htm">Strong's 4077: </a> A fountain, spring, well, issue, flow. Probably from pegnumi; a fount, i.e. Source or supply. of water ὕδατος (hydatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5204.htm">Strong's 5204: </a> Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively. springing up ἁλλομένου (hallomenou) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_242.htm">Strong's 242: </a> To leap, leap up; of water: To spring up, bubble up. to εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. eternal αἰώνιον (aiōnion) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_166.htm">Strong's 166: </a> From aion; perpetual. life.? ζωὴν (zōēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2222.htm">Strong's 2222: </a> Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. 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