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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Gill's Exposition
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him,.... Meaning, the Spirit and his grace; see Joh 7:38; and which he more than once speaks of, as his gift here, and in the context: of which,…
Barnes' Notes
The water that I shall give him - Jesus here refers, without doubt, to his own teaching, his “grace,” his “spirit,” and to the benefits which come into the soul that embraces his gospel. It is a…
Adam Clarke
Springing up into everlasting life - On this account he can never thirst: - for how can he lack water who has in himself a living, eternal spring? By this water our Lord means also his doctrine,…
We have here an account of the good Christ did in Samaria, when he passed through that country in his way to Galilee. The Samaritans, both in blood and religion, were mongrel Jews, the posterity of…
Cambridge Bible
shall never thirst Literally, will certainly not thirst for ever, for the craving is satisfied as soon as ever it recurs. See on Joh 8:51.
springing up into everlasting life Not that eternal life is…
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