John 4:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life."

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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 well of water springing up into everlasting life.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    but{G1161} whosoever{G3739} {G302} drinketh{G4095} of{G1537} the water{G5204} that{G3739} I{G302} shall give{G1325} him{G846} shall{G1519} never{G165} thirst;{G1372} but{G235} the water{G5204} that{G3739} I shall give{G1325} him{G846} shall become{G1096} in{G1722} him{G846} a well{G4077} of water{G5204} springing up{G242} unto{G1519} eternal{G166} life.{G2222}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But{G1161} whosoever{G3739}{G302} drinketh{G4095}{(G5632)} of{G1537} the water{G5204} that{G3739} I{G1473} shall give{G1325}{(G5692)} him{G846} shall{G1372} never{G1519}{G165}{G3364} thirst{G1372}{(G5661)}; but{G235} the water{G5204} that{G3739} I shall give{G1325}{(G5692)} him{G846} shall be{G1096}{(G5695)} in{G1722} him{G846} a well{G4077} of water{G5204} springing up{G242}{(G5740)} into{G1519} everlasting{G166} life{G2222}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    But whosoever shall drinke of ye water yt I shall geve him shall never be more a thyrst: but the water that I shall geve him shalbe in him a well of water springinge vp in to everlastinge lyfe.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But whosoeuer shal drynke of the water that I shal geue him, shal neuer be more a thyrst: but the water that I shal geue him, shalbe in him a well of water, which spryngeth vp in to euerlastinge life.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But whosoeuer drinketh of the water that I shall giue him, shall neuer be more a thirst: but the water that I shall giue him, shalbe in him a well of water, springing vp into euerlasting life.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But whosoeuer drynketh of the water that I shall geue hym, shall neuer be more a thyrst: but the water that I shall geue him, shalbe in him a well of water, spryngyng vp into euerlastyng lyfe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹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.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But whoever takes the water I give him will never be in need of drink again; for the water I give him will become in him a fountain of eternal life.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.”

Referenced Verses

  • John 6:35 : 35 Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.'
  • Isa 49:10 : 10 They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down. For He who has compassion on them will guide them, and He will lead them beside springs of water.
  • Rev 7:16 : 16 They will no longer hunger or thirst, nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any scorching heat.
  • John 6:58 : 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.
  • Eph 1:13-14 : 13 In Him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in Him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.
  • John 7:38-39 : 38 'Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.' 39 (He said this about the Spirit, which those who believed in Him were to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)
  • John 11:26 : 26 'And everyone who lives and believes in me will never die forever. Do you believe this?'
  • 2 Cor 1:22 : 22 sealed us, and placed the pledge of the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
  • 1 John 5:20 : 20 We also 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.
  • John 17:2-3 : 2 Just as You gave Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all You have given Him. 3 Now this is eternal life: that they know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
  • Rom 5:21 : 21 So that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • Rom 6:23 : 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • Rom 8:16-17 : 16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. 17 If we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in His sufferings so that we may also share in His glory.
  • Eph 4:30 : 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart.
  • John 14:16-19 : 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper to be with you forever. 17 The Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees him nor knows him, you know him, because he remains with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you. 19 In a little while, the world will see me no longer, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.
  • Matt 25:46 : 46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
  • John 10:10 : 10 The thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • John 4:9-13
    5 verses
    92%

    9 The Samaritan woman said to him, "How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?" For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.

    10 Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God and who it is that says to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."

    11 The woman said to him, "Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do you get this living water?

    12 Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock?"

    13 Jesus answered her, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.

  • John 4:15-16
    2 verses
    86%

    15 The 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."

    16 Jesus said to her, "Go, call your husband, and come back here."

  • John 4:6-7
    2 verses
    81%

    6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, worn out from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

    7 A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink."

  • John 7:37-38
    2 verses
    81%

    37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and cried out, 'If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.'

    38 'Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.'

  • John 6:34-35
    2 verses
    78%

    34 They said to him, 'Sir, always give us this bread.'

    35 Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.'

  • 47 Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life.

  • Prov 5:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15 Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well.

    16 Should your springs be scattered abroad, your streams of water in the public squares?

  • 6 And He said to 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.'

  • 72%

    25 Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.'

    26 'And everyone who lives and believes in me will never die forever. Do you believe this?'

  • 41 'Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose their reward.'

  • 3 With joy, you will draw water from the wells of salvation.

  • John 4:25-28
    4 verses
    71%

    25 The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah (called Christ) is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.

    26 Jesus said to her, "I, the one speaking to you, am he."

    27 Just then his disciples arrived, and they were amazed that he was talking with a woman. However, no one said, "What do you want?" or "Why are you talking with her?"

    28 Then the woman left her water jar, went into the city, and said to the people,

  • John 6:50-51
    2 verses
    71%

    50 But this is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.

    51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats this bread, they will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

  • 42 And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple—truly I tell you, he will by no means lose his reward.

  • 21 They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow from the rock for them; He split open the rock, and water gushed out.

  • 7 Jesus said to them, 'Fill the jars with water.' So they filled them to the brim.

  • 18 I will open rivers on the barren heights and springs within the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs.

  • 17 The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let the one who hears say, "Come!" Let the one who is thirsty come, and let the one who desires take the water of life freely.

  • 15 You are a spring of gardens, a well of fresh water, flowing streams from Lebanon.

  • 8 On that day, living waters will flow out from Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea and half toward the western sea. It will continue in both summer and winter.

  • John 6:53-54
    2 verses
    70%

    53 Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.'

    54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day.

  • 15 so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.

  • 16 From there they went to Beer. This is the well where the LORD said to Moses, 'Gather the people together, and I will give them water.'

  • 5 Jesus answered, 'Truly, truly, I tell you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.'

  • 19 After she had given him a drink, she said, "I'll draw water for your camels too, until they have had enough to drink."

  • 18 In that day, the mountains will drip with sweet wine, the hills will flow with milk, and all the streams of Judah will run with water. A fountain will flow out of the house of the LORD and water the Valley of Acacias.

  • 1 Then the angel showed me a pure river of the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.

  • 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.

  • 11 The Lord will guide you continually, and he will satisfy your soul in parched places and strengthen your bones. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

  • 16 They will no longer hunger or thirst, nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any scorching heat.

  • 1 Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.

  • 43 see, I am standing beside this spring. If a young woman comes out to draw water and I say to her, "Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,"

  • 19 In a little while, the world will see me no longer, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.

  • 28 After this, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty."

  • 15 He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them water as abundant as the depths.