Juan 7:38

Filipino Cebuano Bible

38 Sa mosalig kanako, sumala sa giingon sa kasulatan, Gikan sa iyang kasingkasing modagayday ang mga sapa sa tubig nga buhi."

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He that: Deuteronomy 18:15

out: John 4:14, Job 32:18, Job 32:19, Proverbs 10:11, Proverbs 18:4, Isaiah 12:3, Isaiah 44:3, Isaiah 58:11, Isaiah 59:21, Ezekiel 47:1-12, Zechariah 14:8, Galatians 5:22, Galatians 5:23, Ephesians 5:9

Reciprocal: Genesis 26:19 - springing water Exodus 17:6 - that the people Numbers 19:17 - running water shall be put thereto Numbers 29:35 - eighth day Psalms 78:15 - General Proverbs 22:18 - within thee Song of Solomon 4:15 - a well Isaiah 30:25 - upon every high Isaiah 35:7 - the parched Isaiah 55:1 - every Jeremiah 17:13 - forsaken Ezekiel 3:3 - and fill Mark 16:16 - that believeth and Luke 3:16 - he shall Luke 6:21 - for ye shall be Luke 6:45 - good man John 5:26 - so hath John 5:40 - that John 6:35 - never hunger John 6:51 - living Acts 2:33 - having Acts 16:31 - Believe Acts 26:18 - faith Romans 4:11 - father Romans 8:2 - Spirit Romans 8:11 - dwelleth 2 Corinthians 13:14 - the communion Galatians 3:8 - the scripture 1 Peter 2:6 - it 1 John 5:6 - by water and Revelation 7:17 - shall lead Revelation 21:6 - I will Revelation 22:1 - A pure

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He that believeth on me,.... Which explains what is meant by coming to Christ, and drinking; for these acts are no other than for a man to go out of himself to Christ, and live by faith on him, and his grace. To which what follows is a great encouragement;

as the Scripture hath said: some refer these words to the preceding clause concerning believing in Christ, which the writings of the Old Testament speak of, as in Deuteronomy 18:15, and the sense is, that he that believes on Christ, the object of faith the Scripture points at, and in him, as that directs and requires; that believes in him as the mighty God, and as the prophet, priest, and King, and as the only foundation of the church, and lives by faith upon him, as just men do, then

out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water, though rather they belong to what follows; and do not design any particular place of Scripture; for no such one is to be found, where the following passage is expressed in so many words; but all those Scriptures which speak of grace, under the metaphors of water, and abundance of water, as rivers and floods of water, and of the effusion of the Holy Spirit, under such figurative expressions, such as

Isaiah 41:17. Hence the Syriac version reads in the plural number, "as the Scriptures hath said"; referring to more than one: "out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water"; the grace of the Spirit of God is signified by water, because it is of a cleansing and purifying nature, as faith and hope are, having to do with the blood of Christ, which cleanses from all sin; and because it fructifies and causes the saints, as trees of righteousness, to grow, and bring forth fruit; and especially because it is cooling to those who are scorched with the heat of a fiery law, and very refreshing to thirsty souls: and it is called "living" water, because by it dead sinners are quickened, drooping saints are revived, and comforted; spiritual life in them is maintained and supported, and it springs up to, and issues in eternal life: and it is expressed by "rivers" of living water, because of the abundance of it in regeneration, justification, and pardon; it is grace for grace, abundance of grace believers receive from Christ; and from him, in whom those large measures of grace are, they "flow out" again, even "out of his belly": from within him, out of his heart, the seat of it, by his lips, both in prayer to God, and in conversation with the saints, to whom he communicates his rich experiences of grace, to their comfort, and the glory of God: for grace is of a diffusive and communicative nature; out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh: and also it flows out by his life and conversation, which is sober, righteous, and godly; and this the grace of God teaches and influences: and this grace, as it is permanent and lasting itself, even perpetual, and always abiding; so it continues to flow, and to show itself in its acts and effects, in one way or another. The Jews ought not to find fault with Christ's using such expressions, mystically understood, since they, comparing Moses and the Messiah together, say,

"as the first Redeemer caused a well to spring up, so the last Redeemer shall cause waters to spring up, according to Joel 3:18 e.''

e Midrash Kohelet, fol. 63. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He that believeth on me - He that acknowledges me as the Messiah, and trusts in me for salvation.

As the scripture hath said - This is a difficult expression, from the fact that no such expression as follows is to be found literally in the Old Testament. Some have proposed to connect it with what precedes - “He that believeth on me, as the Old Testament has commanded or required” - but to this there are many objections. The natural and obvious meaning here is, doubtless, the true one; and Jesus probably intended to say, not that there was any particular place in the Old Testament that affirmed this in so many words, but that this was the substance of what the Scriptures taught, or this was the spirit of their declarations. Hence, the Syriac translates it in the plural - the Scriptures. Probably there is a reference more particularly to Isaiah 58:11, than to any other single passage: “Thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water whose waters fail not.” See also Isaiah 44:3-4; Joel 3:18.

Out of his belly - Out of his midst, or out of his heart. The word “belly” is often put for the midst of a thing, the center, and the heart, Matthew 12:40. It means here that from the man shall flow; that is, his piety shall be of such a nature that it will extend its blessings to others. It shall be like a running fountain - perhaps in allusion to statues or ornamented reservoirs in gardens. in which pipes were placed from which water was continually flowing. The Jews used the same figure: “His two reins are like fountains of water, from which the law flows.” And again: “When a man turns himself to the Lord, he shall be as a fountain filled with living water, and his streams shall flow to all the nations and tribes of men” (Kuinoel).

Rivers - This word is used to express abundance, or a full supply. It means here that those who are Christians shall diffuse large, and liberal, and constant blessings on their fellow-men; or, as Jesus immediately explains it, that they shall be the instruments by which the Holy Spirit shall be poured down on the world.

Living water - Fountains, ever-flowing streams. That is, the gospel shall be constant and life-giving in its blessings. We learn here:

1.That it is the nature of Christian piety to be diffusive.

2.That no man can believe on Jesus who does not desire that others should also, and who will not seek it.

3.That the desire is large and liberal - that the Christian desires the salvation of all the world.

4.That the faith of the believer is to be connected with the influence of the Holy Spirit, and in that way Christians are to be like rivers of living water.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 38. He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said — He who receives me as the Messiah, according to what the Scripture has said concerning me; my person, birth, conduct, preaching, and miracles, being compared with what is written there as ascertaining the true Messiah. Out of his belly-from his heart and soul; for in his soul shall this Spirit dwell.

Living water. — As a true spring is ever supplied with water from the great deep, with which it has communication, so shall the soul of the genuine believer be supplied with light, life, love, and liberty, and all the other graces of the indwelling Spirit, from the indwelling Christ. The Jews frequently compare the gifts and influences of the Holy Spirit to water in general-to rain, fountains, wells, rivers, c., c. The Scriptures abound in this metaphor. Psalms 36:8, Psalms 36:9; Isaiah 44:3; Isaiah 44:4; Joel 2:23.