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John 7:38

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

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πιστεύωνpisteuōnHe that believethπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “He that believeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.He that believethεἰςeisonεἰςpreposition — “on”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.onἐμέememeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “me”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meκαθὼςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.asεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).hath saidἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γραφήgraphēa writingγραφήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “a writing”, the subject formG1124(a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures.This verse uses “a writing”.ποταμοὶpotamoiriversποταμός (potamos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “rivers”, the subject formG4215a river, torrent, stream.riversἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κοιλίαςkoiliasbellyκοιλία (koilia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “belly”, the of-formG2836belly, abdomen, heart, a general term covering any organ in the abdomen, e.g. stomach, womb; met: the inner man.This verse uses “belly”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ῥεύσουσινrheusousinto flowῥέω (rheō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to flow”, an action still aheadG4482I flow, overflow with.ὕδατοςhudatoswaterὕδωρ (hudōr)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “water”, the of-formG5204water.waterζῶντοςzōntosto liveζάω (zaō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, neuter — “to live”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2198I live, am alive.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

he who is believing in me, according as the Writing said, Rivers out of his belly shall flow of living water;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, from within him shall flow rivers of living water.

Young’s Literal Translation

he who is believing in me, according as the Writing said, Rivers out of his belly shall flow of living water;'

World English Bible

He who believes in me , as the Scripture has said , from within him will flow rivers of living water .”

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

He that believeth in me, as the scripture saith, Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

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