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John 7:37–38

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In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
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From verse 37

  1. Isaiah 55:1Rank 1 from verse 37
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    1HO, 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.

  2. John 4:14Rank 2 from verse 37
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    14But 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.

  3. John 6:35Rank 3 from verse 37
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    35And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

  4. Isaiah 12:3Rank 4 from verse 37
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    3Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

  5. Revelation 22:17Rank 5 from verse 37
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    17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

  6. Isaiah 44:3Rank 6 from verse 37
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    3For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:

  7. John 4:10Rank 7 from verse 37
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    10Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

  8. Psalms 42:2Rank 8 from verse 37
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    2My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

  9. Revelation 21:6Rank 9 from verse 37
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    6And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

  10. Isaiah 41:17–18Rank 10 from verse 37
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    17When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

    18I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

  11. Psalms 63:1Rank 11 from verse 37
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    1O GOD, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

  12. Psalms 36:8–9Rank 12 from verse 37
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    8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

    9For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

  13. 1 Corinthians 12:13Rank 13 from verse 37
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    13For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

  14. John 6:55Rank 14 from verse 37
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    55For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

  15. Matthew 11:28Rank 15 from verse 37
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    28¶ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

  16. Amos 8:11–13Rank 16 from verse 37
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    11¶ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord:

    12And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.

    13In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.

  17. Psalms 143:6Rank 17 from verse 37
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    6I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

  18. Revelation 22:1Rank 18 from verse 37
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    1AND he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

  19. 1 Corinthians 10:21Rank 19 from verse 37
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    21Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils.

  20. 1 Corinthians 10:4Rank 20 from verse 37
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    4And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

  21. 1 Kings 8:65–66Rank 21 from verse 37
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    65And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.

    66On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the Lord had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.

  22. Isaiah 58:1Rank 22 from verse 37
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    1CRY aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.

  23. Leviticus 23:36Rank 23 from verse 37
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    36Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.

  24. Numbers 29:35Rank 24 from verse 37
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    35¶ On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein:

  25. 1 Corinthians 11:25Rank 25 from verse 37
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    25After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

  26. Ephesians 5:18Rank 26 from verse 37
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    18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

  27. Isaiah 40:6Rank 27 from verse 37
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    6The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:

  28. Isaiah 55:3Rank 28 from verse 37
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    3Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

  29. Jeremiah 16:19Rank 29 from verse 37
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    19O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

  30. Jeremiah 2:2Rank 30 from verse 37
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    2Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

  31. John 1:23Rank 31 from verse 37
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    23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

  32. John 14:6Rank 32 from verse 37
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    6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

  33. John 5:40Rank 33 from verse 37
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    40And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

  34. John 6:37Rank 34 from verse 37
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    37All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

  35. Leviticus 23:39Rank 35 from verse 37
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    39Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.

  36. Micah 6:9Rank 36 from verse 37
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    9The Lord’s voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

  37. Nehemiah 8:18Rank 37 from verse 37
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    18Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.

  38. Isaiah 40:2Rank 38 from verse 37
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    2Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.

  39. John 7:28Rank 39 from verse 37
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    28Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.

  40. Proverbs 8:3Rank 40 from verse 37
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    3She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.

  41. Song of Solomon 5:1Rank 41 from verse 37
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    1I AM come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

  42. Zechariah 9:15Rank 42 from verse 37
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    15The Lord of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.

  43. Matthew 3:3Rank 43 from verse 37
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    3For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  44. Proverbs 1:20Rank 44 from verse 37
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    20¶ Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

  45. Proverbs 8:1Rank 45 from verse 37
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    1DOTH not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?

  46. Proverbs 9:3Rank 46 from verse 37
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    3She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,

From verse 38

  1. John 4:14Rank 1 from verse 38
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    14But 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.

  2. Isaiah 44:3Rank 2 from verse 38
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    3For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:

  3. Isaiah 58:11Rank 3 from verse 38
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    11And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

  4. Isaiah 12:3Rank 4 from verse 38
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    3Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

  5. John 4:10Rank 5 from verse 38
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    10Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

  6. Proverbs 10:11Rank 6 from verse 38
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    11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

  7. Zechariah 14:8Rank 7 from verse 38
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    8And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.

  8. Proverbs 18:4Rank 8 from verse 38
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    4The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

  9. Galatians 5:22–23Rank 9 from verse 38
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    22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

    23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

  10. Isaiah 59:21Rank 10 from verse 38
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    21As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.

  11. Ezekiel 47:1–12Rank 11 from verse 38
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    1AFTERWARD he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.

    2Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side.

    3And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ancles.

    4Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins.

    5Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.

    6¶ And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river.

    7Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.

    8Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.

    9And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.

    10And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En-gedi even unto En-eglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.

    11But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.

    12And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.

  12. Job 32:18–19Rank 12 from verse 38
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    18For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.

    19Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.

  13. Deuteronomy 18:15Rank 13 from verse 38
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    15¶ The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

  14. Ephesians 5:9Rank 14 from verse 38
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    9(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

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John 7:37

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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last

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At the end or after all others; latest or final.

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day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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feast

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Sense 1: A large or special meal, often connected with an appointed celebration. Sense 2: As a verb, to eat or entertain at such a meal.

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cried

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1. Called out, shouted, proclaimed, warned, wailed, or otherwise uttered, often loudly. 2. Appealed, prayed, complained, or called for help, justice, or attention.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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thirst

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Sense 1: A strong need or desire for drink; by figure, an intense desire for something. Sense 2: To feel thirst; by figure, to desire intensely.

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let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

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John 7:38

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on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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scripture

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The sacred writing or writings given by inspiration of God, whether taken collectively or as a particular passage.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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flow

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Sense 1: To move or run continuously as water. Sense 2: Figuratively, to stream, gather, or come abundantly.

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living

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Sense 1: Alive or having life. Sense 2: As a noun, one's means of support or possessions.

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water

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Sense 1: The common liquid necessary for life. Sense 2: As a verb, to supply with water, irrigate, or cause to drink.

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7:37In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.

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7:38He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

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7:39(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

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