How the theme develops
- Purification water becomes sign-wine.
- Water and Spirit mark birth from above.
- Living water is offered across boundaries.
- Jesus identifies festival water with the coming Spirit.
- Blood and water flow from His pierced side.
Key passages
- John 2:1-11
- John 3:5
- John 4:10-14
- John 7:37-39
- John 19:34
What it reveals about Jesus
Jesus is the giver and source of living water through His glorification.
Old Testament background
Genesis 2:10; Exodus 17; Ezekiel 36-47; Zechariah 14:8