The word in Scripture

Water in the Bible

The word water appears 396 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Water cleanses, satisfies thirst, and signals life in a dry land. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What water means in the Bible

Water cleanses, satisfies thirst, and signals life in a dry land.

Where the word water appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word water appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:”Genesis 24:13

“I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.”Psalms 6:6

“Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.”Psalms 79:3

“I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.”Isaiah 37:25

“That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?”Isaiah 63:12

“And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.”Matthew 14:29

“And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.”John 3:23

“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.”John 4:14