John 4:14

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“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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BSBPD

“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.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 4:14 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 11:36Nevertheless, a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean.
  2. 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.
  3. Matthew 25:46And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
  4. 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.
  5. John 6:58This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”
  6. John 7:38Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
  7. John 10:10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.
  8. John 11:26And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”
  9. John 14:16And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—
  10. John 17:2For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
  11. Romans 5:21so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
  12. Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  13. Romans 8:16The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.
  14. 2 Corinthians 1:22placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.
  15. Ephesians 1:13And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
  16. Ephesians 4:30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
  17. 1 Peter 1:22Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
  18. 1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
  19. 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.’

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