John 7:38

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

Cross-reference

John 4:14 Parallel

John 4:14 has Jesus promising water that becomes a spring to eternal life — identical imagery of living water from within the believer.

John 6:35 Parallel

John 6:35 promises that whoever believes in Jesus will never thirst, directly echoing the living water promise.

John 5:26 Related theme

John 5:26 says the Son has life in himself, which is the basis for giving living water to those who believe.

John 5:40 Contrast

John 5:40 rebukes refusal to come to Jesus for life, directly related to the invitation to believe for living water.

Isaiah 44:3 Allusion

Isaiah 44:3 promises God will pour water and Spirit on the thirsty — directly linked to the Spirit given through Christ (John 7:39).

Zechariah 14:8 prophesies living waters flowing from Jerusalem — a foreshadowing of Christ as the source of living water.

Ezekiel 47:1-12 shows water flowing from the temple, bringing life — a typology of Christ as the new temple source of living water.

Numbers 29:35 Historical context

Numbers 29:35 describes the closing assembly of the Feast of Tabernacles—the very day Jesus promised living water (John 7:37).

Revelation 7:17 Prophetic fulfillment

Revelation 7:17 shows the Lamb leading to springs of living water, fulfilling the promise of living water for believers.

Romans 8:11 Parallel

In Romans 8:11, the indwelling Spirit gives life to mortal bodies — the same Spirit as the living water in John 7:38.

Romans 8:2 Related theme

In Romans 8:2, the Spirit of life sets believers free — the same life-giving Spirit promised as living water.

Acts 2:33 Prophetic fulfillment

In Acts 2:33, the risen Jesus pours out the Holy Spirit — the living water promised in John 7:38.

Jeremiah 17:13 calls God the spring of living water; Jesus identifies himself as that same source for those who believe.

Isaiah 55:1 Allusion

Isaiah 55:1 invites the thirsty to come to waters; Jesus fulfills that as the source of living water for believers.

Isaiah 35:7 Allusion

Isaiah 35:6 prophesies water gushing in the wilderness—OT promise of restoration fulfilled by Jesus' gift of the Spirit.

Psalm 78:15 Allusion

Psalm 78:15 recounts God giving water from the rock in the wilderness—OT backdrop for Jesus' living water imagery.

Exodus 17:6 Typology

Exodus 17:6 shows water from the rock in the wilderness—a type of Christ, the source of living water flowing from believers.

Isaiah 12:3 Allusion

Isaiah 12:3 speaks of drawing water from wells of salvation — a direct OT source Jesus likely references for living water.

Revelation 21:6 offers water from the spring of life, paralleling the living water that flows from within believers.

Revelation 22:1 describes the river of life from God's throne, a parallel image to the rivers of living water from believers.

Isaiah 58:11 describes being like a spring of water that never fails — echoing the unfailing supply from believers.

In Proverbs 10:11, the righteous person's mouth is a fountain of life — a parallel image to the rivers of living water from believers.

1 John 5:6 Parallel

1 John 5:6 links water and blood with the Spirit's testimony, echoing the living water as the Spirit who testifies to Jesus.

Proverbs 18:4 describes words as deep waters and wisdom as a bubbling brook — similar water imagery for spiritual abundance.