John 7:37

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.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
In	Ἐν En	G1722	"in · preposition
last	ἐσχάτῃ eschatē	G2078	farthest · adjective — dative singular feminine
day	ἡμέρᾳ hēmera	G2250	day · noun — dative singular feminine
that	τῇ tēa	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — dative singular feminine
great	μεγάλῃ megalē	G3173	big (literally or figuratively · adjective — dative singular feminine
feast	ἑορτῆς he'ortēs	G1859	a festival · noun — genitive singular feminine
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς Iēsous	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
stood	εἱστήκει heistēkei	G2476	to stand (transitively or intransitively) · verb — pluperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
cried	ἔκραξεν ekraxen	G2896	properly · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
saying	λέγων· legōn	G3004	properly · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine
If	ἐάν ean	G1437	a conditional particle · conditional particle
any man	τις tis	G5100	some or any person or object · indefinite pronoun — nominative singular masculine
thirst	διψᾷ, dipsa	G1372	to thirst for (literally or figuratively) · verb — present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular
let him come	ἐρχέσθω erchesthō	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — present middle or passive deponent imperative, 3rd person singular
unto	πρός pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
me	με me	G3165	me · personal pronoun — 1st person accusative singular
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
drink	πινέτω. pinetō	G4095	to imbibe (literally or figuratively) · verb — present active imperative, 3rd person singular

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Cross-references

Isaiah 55:1 Ho, 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…
John 4:14 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…
John 6:35 And 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.
Isaiah 12:3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Revelation 22:17 And 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 ta…
Isaiah 44:3 For 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 th…
John 4:10 Jesus 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 as…
Psalms 42:2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 7:37-44

In these verses we have, I. Christ's discourse, with the explication of it, Joh 7:37-39. It is probable that these are only short hints of what he enlarged upon, but they have in them the substance of the whole gospel; here is a gospel invitation to come to Christ, and a gospel promise of comfort and happiness in him. Now observe, 1. When he gave this invitation: On the last day of the feast of tabernacles, that great day. The eighth day, which concluded that solemnity, was to be a holy convocation, Lev 23:36. Now on this day Christ published this gospel-call, because (1.) Much people were gathered together, and, if the invitation were given to many, it might be hoped that some would accept…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 7:37

the last day, that great day of the feast--the eighth (Lev 23:39). It was a sabbath, the last feast day of the year, and distinguished by very remarkable ceremonies. "The generally joyous character of this feast broke out on this day into loud jubilation, particularly at the solemn moment when the priest, as was done on every day of this festival, brought forth, in golden vessels, water from the stream of Siloah, which flowed under the temple-mountain, and solemnly poured it upon the altar. Then the words of Isa 12:3 were sung, With joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of Salvation, and thus the symbolical reference of this act, intimated in Joh 7:39, was expressed" [OLSHAUSEN]. So ecsta…

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Adam Clarke on John 7:37

In the last day, that great day of the feast - This was the eighth day, and was called the great day, because of certain traditional observances, and not on account of any excellence which it derived from the original institution. On the seven days they professed to offer sacrifices for the seventy nations of the earth, but on the eighth day they offered sacrifices for Israel; therefore the eighth day was more highly esteemed than any of the others. It is probably to this that the evangelist refers when he calls the last day the great day of the feast. See the account of the feast of tabernacles, in the note on Joh 7:2 (note). It was probably when they went to draw water from the pool Siloam…

The Church Fathers

(Hom. li. 1) If any thirsteth: as if to say, I use no compulsion or violence: but if any have the desire strong enough, let him come.
— John Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Hom. l. 1) The feast being over, and the people about to return home, our Lord gives them provisions for the way: 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.
— John Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Tract. xxxii. 1) The feast was then going on, which is called scenopegia, i. e. building of tents. (Tract. xxxii. 2.) For there is an inner thirst, because there is an inner man: and the inner man of a certainty loves more than the outer. So then if we thirst, let us go not on our feet, but on our affections, not by change of place, but by love.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Tabernacles, Feast of — The third of the great annual festivals of the Jews (Lev. 23:33-43). It is also called the “feast of ingathering” (Ex. 23:16; Deut. 16:13). It was celebrated immediately after the harvest, in the…
Tabernacles, The Feast Of — (Exodus 23:16) (“the feast of ingathering”), the third of the three great festivals: of the Hebrews, which lasted from the 15th till the 22d of Tisri.
Emblems Of The Holy Spirit, The · Abundant — Abundant
Feast Of Tabernacles, The · Customs observed at: Drawing water from the pool of Siloam — Customs observed at: Drawing water from the pool of Siloam
Law Of Moses, The · Christ: Attended all feasts of — Christ: Attended all feasts of
Salvation · 4:2; — 4:2;
Thirst · Figurative of the ar — Figurative of the ar
Water · .Water of life — .Water of life

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

John 7:37

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 7:37-44

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 7:37

Adam Clarke on John 7:37

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John 7:37

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 7:37-44

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 7:37

Adam Clarke on John 7:37

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on John 7:37

John Calvin on John 7:37-39

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 7:37-38