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John 7:37-44
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Rivers of Living Water

37 On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me,(A) 38 and let the one who believes in me drink. As[a] the scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer’s heart[b] shall flow rivers of living water.’ ”(B) 39 Now he said this about the Spirit, which believers in him were to receive, for as yet there was no Spirit[c] because Jesus was not yet glorified.(C)

Division among the People

40 When they heard these words, some in the crowd said, “This is really the prophet.” 41 Others said, “This is the Messiah.”[d] But some asked, “Surely the Messiah[e] does not come from Galilee, does he?(D) 42 Has not the scripture said that the Messiah[f] is descended from David and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”(E) 43 So there was a division in the crowd because of him. 44 Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him.

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Footnotes

  1. 7.38 Or come to me and drink. The one who believes in me, as
  2. 7.38 Gk out of his belly
  3. 7.39 Other ancient authorities read for as yet the Spirit (others, Holy Spirit) had not been given
  4. 7.41 Or the Christ
  5. 7.41 Or the Christ
  6. 7.42 Or the Christ
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