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What does the Bible say about living water?

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The Bible teaches that God alone satisfies the deep thirst of the human soul, giving eternal life through Jesus Christ and renewing His people by the Holy Spirit. Jesus tells the Samaritan woman in John 4:13-15 that whoever receives His living water will never thirst in the same way again, for it becomes a spring leading to eternal life. In John 7:37-38, He invites the thirsty to come and believe, promising overflowing spiritual life. This fulfills God’s promises in Isaiah 44:3 and Isaiah 58:11 to pour out His Spirit and sustain His people. Revelation 21:6 and Revelation 22:17 extend the gracious invitation freely to all who thirst.

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  • John 4:14

    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."

  • John 7:38

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

  • Revelation 21:6

    He said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life.

  • Isaiah 44:3

    For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit on your seed, and my blessing on your offspring:

  • John 4:13-15

    [13] Jesus answered her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again, [14] 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." [15] The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, so that I don't get thirsty, neither come all the way here to draw."

  • Isaiah 12:3

    Therefore with joy you shall draw water out of the wells of salvation.

  • Jeremiah 2:13

    For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the spring of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

  • John 7:37

    Now on the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink!

  • Revelation 22:17

    The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" He who hears, let him say, "Come!" He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely.

  • Isaiah 58:11

    and Yahweh will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in dry places, and make strong your bones; and you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters don't fail.

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