Isaiah 55:1

Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 52:3 Parallel

Isaiah 52:3 says redeemed without money, matching the 'without price' of 55:1 — same theme of free grace.

In Isaiah 41:18, God promises to open rivers and springs in the wilderness — the provision of water that fulfills the thirst in Isaiah 55:1.

In Isaiah 41:17, God promises to hear the thirsty and not forsake them — directly relating to the invitation to come and drink freely.

Isaiah 12:3 Parallel

In Isaiah 12:3, drawing water from wells of salvation is a direct parallel to the living water offered freely in this verse.

Isaiah 25:6 Parallel

In Isaiah 25:6, God prepares a feast of rich food and wine for all peoples — a clear parallel to the wine and milk invitation.

Isaiah 1:19 Contrast

In Isaiah 1:19, eating the good of the land is conditional on obedience, contrasting with the unconditional free invitation here.

Psalm 42:1 Parallel

In Psalm 42:1, the deer pants for water brooks as the soul pants for God — reflecting the spiritual thirst Isaiah 55:1 invites to satisfy.

In Revelation 22:17, the Spirit and Bride repeat the call: 'let the thirsty come; take the water of life without price.'

Revelation 21:6 Prophetic fulfillment

In Revelation 21:6, God declares He will give water without price from the spring of life, fulfilling Isaiah's promise.

Ephesians 2:4-8 emphasizes salvation by grace through faith, a free gift — echoing Isaiah's invitation to buy without money.

Romans 3:24 Parallel

Romans 3:24 describes justification as a gift, reflecting Isaiah's free offer of water and wine without cost.

John 7:37 Citation

In John 7:37, Jesus directly echoes this invitation: 'If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.'

John 4:10–14 Prophetic fulfillment

In John 4:10-14, Jesus fulfills this free offer by giving living water that becomes an eternal spring within the believer.

Joel 3:18 Parallel

Joel 3:18 describes mountains dripping wine and hills flowing with milk and water — the same triad of abundance.

Psalm 42:2 Parallel

In Psalm 42:2, the soul thirsts for the living God — directly expressing the inner longing that Isaiah 55:1 answers with free water.

Psalm 63:1 Parallel

In Psalm 63:1, the psalmist's soul thirsts for God in a dry land — matching the condition of the thirsty whom God calls in Isaiah 55:1.

Psalm 143:6 Parallel

In Psalm 143:6, the psalmist stretches out hands with a soul thirsting like a thirsty land — echoing the thirst that God invites to quench in Isaiah 55:1.

In Proverbs 1:21-23, Wisdom cries out to the simple, offering to pour out her spirit — echoing God's free invitation to come and drink.

Psalm 36:8 Parallel

Psalm 36:8 speaks of feasting on God's abundance and drinking from His river of delights — directly parallel to Isaiah's invitation to waters and wine.

In Proverbs 23:23, buying truth and wisdom mirrors the commercial metaphor; both urge acquiring spiritual treasures without cost.

1 Timothy 2:4 Related theme

In 1 Timothy 2:4, God's desire for all to be saved echoes the universal invitation to come freely to the waters here.

1 Corinthians 11:24 institutes the Lord's Supper—a new covenant fulfillment of Isaiah's free feast of bread and wine.

Psalm 107:9 Parallel

Psalm 107:9 says God satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry — a direct parallel to Isaiah's call for the thirsty to come and eat.

John 6:54 Allusion

John 6:54 speaks of eating Jesus' flesh and drinking his blood—extending Isaiah's eating/drinking imagery to eternal life through Christ.

John 6:35 Allusion

In John 6:35, Jesus declares himself the bread of life—fulfilling Isaiah's promise that the thirsty and hungry find satisfaction in him.

Matthew 22:9 extends the invitation to everyone on the highways — exactly mirroring the universal call to come without cost.

Matthew 11:28 echoes the call 'come to me' with a promise of rest — a clear NT parallel to the free invitation.

Matthew 5:6 Parallel

Matthew 5:6 promises satisfaction to those who hunger and thirst for righteousness — a direct NT echo of the spiritual thirst offered here.

In Proverbs 9:5, wisdom issues a similar invitation to a feast of bread and wine, echoing the call to come and partake freely.

Matthew 26:29 points to future drinking of wine in the kingdom, an eschatological echo of Isaiah's feast.

Luke 14:16 Allusion

Luke 14:16 tells of a great banquet invitation—mirroring Isaiah's call to come and feast freely without cost.

Luke 6:21 Parallel

In Luke 6:21, Jesus pronounces blessing on the hungry, promising satisfaction—echoing Isaiah's free invitation to eat and drink.

Matthew 22:3 shows invited guests refusing the wedding feast — contrasting with the open invitation here.

1 Corinthians 12:13 says all believers drink of one Spirit—fulfilling Isaiah's call to drink freely, now through the Spirit.

In Proverbs 17:16, the fool cannot buy wisdom with money, reinforcing that spiritual goods are not purchased with wealth — a parallel theme.