Bible dictionary for children
Living water
Living water can mean fresh, flowing water.
In simple words
What does it mean?
Living water can mean fresh, flowing water. Jesus also uses the expression as a picture of God's life-giving gift.
Talk about it
Why does the woman first think Jesus is talking about ordinary water?
An example from the Bible
In John 4, Jesus speaks with a Samaritan woman at a well. Their conversation moves from water in a bucket to a deeper kind of life.
Read John 4:10 ↗A little more to explore
Bible context & readings +
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Related reading: John 4:10
Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.
