Water, a fundamental element of life, pervades the Scriptures with profound significance. It stands as a symbol of renewal, purity, and abundance. Here are ten Bible quotes that eloquently illustrate the biblical view on water.
1. John 4:14
“But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
2. Isaiah 12:3
“With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.”
3. Psalm 42:1-2
“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.”
4. Revelation 21:6
“He said to me: ‘It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life.’”
5. Jeremiah 2:13
“My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water.”
6. John 7:37
“On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, ‘Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.’”
7. Matthew 10:42
“And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.”
8. Ezekiel 47:9
“Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows. There will be large numbers of fish because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows everything will live.”
9. Psalm 65:9
“You care for the land and water it; you enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so you have ordained it.”
10. Isaiah 44:3
“For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.”
These verses illuminate the intrinsic connection between water and spiritual nourishment. They beckon to the thirsty soul, promising refreshment, vitality, and life eternal through divine grace.
