King James Version

John 4:14

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “will thirst” (διψήσει) before to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “may thirst” (διψήσῃ) before to here.

ὃςhoswhosoeverὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “whosoever”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.whosoeverδ’dbutδέ (de)conjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.πίῃpiēdrinkethπίνω (pinō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “drinketh”, a single actionG4095I drink, imbibe.drinkethἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὕδατοςhudatoswaterὕδωρ (hudōr)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “water”, the of-formG5204water.the waterοὗhouthatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “that”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.thatἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iδώσωdōsōshall giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “shall give”, an action still aheadG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.shall giveαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.διψήσειdipsēseishallδιψάω (dipsaō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall”, an action still aheadG1372I thirst for, desire earnestly.shallεἰςeisneverεἰςpreposition — “never”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.neverτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἰῶναaiōnaan ageαἰών (aiōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “an age”, the object formG165an age, a cycle (of time), especially of the present age as contrasted with the future age, and of one of a series of ages stretching to infinity.This verse uses “an age”.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὕδωρhudōrwaterὕδωρnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “water”, the subject formG5204water.the waterὃhothatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “that”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.thatδώσωdōsōI shall giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “I shall give”, an action still aheadG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.I shall giveαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himγενήσεταιgenēsetaishall beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall be”, an action still aheadG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.shall beἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himπηγὴpēgēa wellπηγήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “a well”, the subject formG4077a fountain, spring, well, issue, flow.This verse uses “well”.a wellὕδατοςhudatosof waterὕδωρ (hudōr)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of water”, the of-formG5204water.of waterἁλλομένουhallomenouspringing upἅλλομαι (hallomai)verb, present middle participle, genitive, singular, neuter — “springing up”, an ongoing or repeated actionG242I leap, leap up; of water: I spring up, bubble up.springing upεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoζωὴνzōēnlifeζωή (zōē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.lifeαἰώνιονaiōnioneternalαἰώνιος (aiōnios)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “eternal”, the object formG166age-long, and therefore: practically eternal, unending; partaking of the character of that which lasts for an age, as contrasted with that which is brief and fleeting.This verse uses “eternal”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

διψήσῃdipsēsēshallδιψάω (dipsaō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall”, an action still aheadG1372I thirst for, desire earnestly.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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.'

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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.

Young’s Literal Translation

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.'

World English Bible

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 .”

Darby Translation

but whosoever drinks of the water which I shall give him shall never thirst for ever, but the water which I shall give him shall become in him a fountain of water, springing up into eternal life.

Douay-Rheims

But the water that I will give him, shall become in him a fountain of water, springing up into life everlasting.

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