Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”John 7:38
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμέ, καθὼς εἶπεν ἡ γραφή, ποταμοὶ ἐκ τῆς κοιλίας αὐτοῦ ῥεύσουσιν ὕδατος ζῶντος.
- ὁho“The [one]”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πιστεύωνpisteuōn“believing”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
- εἰςeis“in”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- ἐμέ,eme“Me myself,”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- καθὼςkathōs“even as”Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
- εἶπενeipen“has said”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- ἡhē“the”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γραφή,graphē“Scripture:”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from γραφή · “a writing” · Strong's G1124
- ποταμοὶpotamoi“Rivers”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ποταμός · “river” · Strong's G4215
- ἐκek“out of”Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- τῆςtēs“the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κοιλίαςkoilias“belly”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from κοιλία · “belly/womb/stomach” · Strong's G2836
- αὐτοῦautou“of him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ῥεύσουσινrheusousin“will flow”Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ῥέω · “to (over)flow” · Strong's G4482
- ὕδατοςhudatos“of water”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὕδωρ, ὕδατος · “water” · Strong's G5204
- ζῶντος.zōntos“living.”Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, neuter · from ζάω · “to live” · Strong's G2198
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)