John 4:14

But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well during their dialogue about drawing water.

The words — ὕδατος (hudatos) translates to “water,” and πίῃ (piē) translates to “may drink,” establishing the grammatical contrast between consuming from a well and receiving what Jesus provides.

The thread — The motif of unquenching thirst and spiritual sustenance reappears in John 6:35 and John 7:38, while Isaiah 49:10 records the future reality that God’s people will no longer hunger or thirst.

Why it lands — The text states that drinking the water Jesus gives results in never thirsting again and becoming a spring of water for eternal life. It requires the reader to acknowledge the insufficiency of physical provision and to accept the spiritual offer Jesus makes.

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The Greek words

King James 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.

Cross-references

John 7:38 Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
John 6:35 Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.
Isaiah 49:10 They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.
Revelation 7:16 ‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’
Ephesians 1:13 And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
John 11:26 And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”
John 6:58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”
1 John 5:20 And we 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.
2 Corinthians 1:22 placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.