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but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life."
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A Permanent Satisfaction
Commentators emphasize the contrast Jesus makes. Physical water from Jacob's well provides only temporary relief from thirst. The 'living water' Jesus offers—identified as His grace and Spirit—permanently quenches the soul's deepest longings. Those who receive this gift find a lasting satisfaction that worldly pleasures cannot provide.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The water that I shall give him. Jesus here refers, without doubt, to his own teaching, his grace, his Spirit, and to the benefits that co…
That I shall give him (ου εγω δωσω αυτω). Relative ου attracted to the case (genitive) of the antecedent (υδατος). Future active i…
19th Century
Anglican
Whosoever drinketh of this water.—Jesus does not answer her question, but asserts the universal recurrence of thirst, aft…
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Baptist
But the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
The grace of God is a living…
Jesus’ second reply emphasized the contrast between the water in the well and what he intended to give. The material water would allay thirst only …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him, &c.] Meaning, the Spirit and his grace; see ([Reference John 7…
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There was great hatred between the Samaritans and the Jews. Christ's road from Judea to Galilee lay through Samaria. We should not go into places o…
13th Century
Catholic
At Jesus answered and said to her, the Evangelist gives us Christ’s spiritual teaching.
First, he gives the teaching itse…
