John 7:38 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water.”
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water.”
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, from within him shall flow rivers of living water.
LSV Literal Standard Version
he who is believing in Me, according as the Writing said, Rivers of living water will flow out of his belly”;
Read in context · Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/englsv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darby Darby Translation
He that believes on me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
Hee that beleeueth in mee, as saith the Scripture, out of his bellie shall flowe riuers of water of life.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
He who believes in me, just as the scripture says, rivers of living water will flow from his stomach.”
Read in context · Unlocked Literal Bible. Copyright © 2017 Door43 World Missions Community. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engULB/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
He that beleveth on me as sayeth the scripture out of his belly shall flowe ryvers of water of lyfe.
Individual translator
YLT 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;'
FBV Free Bible Version
If you trust in me, you will have streams of life-giving water flowing out from within you, as Scripture says.”
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
He who has faith in me, out of his body, as the Writings have said, will come rivers of living water.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
El que cree en mí, como dice la Escritura, de su vientre, correrán ríos de agua viva.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
El que cree en mí, como dice la Escritura, ríos de agua viva correrán de su vientre.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
De aquel que cree en mí, brotarán ríos de agua viva, como dice la Escritura.
Read in context · Biblica® Open Nueva Biblia Viva™ Copyright © 2006, 2008 by Biblica, Inc. “Biblica” es una marca registrada en la oficina de Patentes y Marcas de los Estados Unidos por Biblica, Inc. Usado con permiso. “Biblica” is a trademark registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc. Used with permission. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spaonbv/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
De lo más profundo del ser del que cree en Mí, como dice la Escritura, fluirán ríos de agua viva.
Read in context · Palabra de Dios para ti © 2020 Asociación Bíblica Latinoamericana. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spapddpt/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Si creen en mí, de ustedes fluirán ríos de agua viva, como dice la Escritura”.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
El que cree en mí, como dice la Escritura, de su interior correrán ríos de agua viva.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμέ, καθὼς εἶπεν ἡ γραφή, ποταμοὶ ἐκ τῆς κοιλίας αὐτοῦ ῥεύσουσιν ὕδατος ζῶντος.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
ο πιστευων εις εμε, καθως ειπεν η γραφη, ποταμοι εκ της κοιλιας αυτου ρευσουσιν υδατος ζωντος.
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμέ, καθὼς εἶπεν ἡ γραφή, ποταμοὶ ἐκ τῆς κοιλίας αὐτοῦ ῥεύσουσιν ὕδατος ζῶντος.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
ο πιστευων εισ εμε καθωσ ειπεν η γραφη ποταμοι εκ τησ κοιλιασ αυτου ρευσουσιν υδατοσ ζωντοσ
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμέ, καθὼς εἶπεν ἡ γραφή, ποταμοὶ ἐκ τῆς κοιλίας αὐτοῦ ῥεύσουσιν ὕδατος ζῶντος.
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμέ, καθὼς εἶπεν ἡ γραφή, ποταμοὶ ἐκ τῆς κοιλίας αὐτοῦ ῥεύσουσιν ὕδατος ζῶντος.
Read in context · The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition. Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/grcsbl/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Qui credit in me, sicut dicit Scriptura, flumina de ventre ejus fluent aquæ vivæ.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
вѣ́рꙋѧй въ мѧ̀, ꙗ҆́коже речѐ писа́нїе, рѣ́ки ѿ чре́ва є҆гѡ̀ и҆стекꙋ́тъ воды̀ жи́вы.
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Кто верует в Меня, у того, как сказано в Писании, из чрева потекут реки воды живой.
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Όστις πιστεύει εις εμέ, καθώς είπεν η γραφή, ποταμοί ύδατος ζώντος θέλουσι ρεύσει εκ της κοιλίας αυτού.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
Који ме верује, као што писмо рече, из његова тела потећи ће реке живе воде.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
Koji me veruje, kao što pismo reče, iz njegova tela poteći će reke žive vode.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
مَنْ آمَنَ بِي، كَمَا قَالَ ٱلْكِتَابُ، تَجْرِي مِنْ بَطْنِهِ أَنْهَارُ مَاءٍ حَيٍّ».
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC