37 Now on (A)the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, (B)If anyone is thirsty, [a]let him come to Me and drink. 38 The one who believes in Me, (C)as the Scripture said, ‘[b]From his innermost being will flow rivers of (D)living water.’” 39 But this He said (E)in reference to the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for (F)the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet (G)glorified.

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  1. John 7:37 Or come to Me and drink
  2. John 7:38 Lit Out of his belly

37 On the last day, the biggest day of the festival, Jesus stood again and spoke aloud.

Jesus: If any of you is thirsty, come to Me and drink. 38 If you believe in Me, the Hebrew Scriptures say that rivers of living water will flow from within you.[a]

39 Jesus was referring to the realities of life in the Spirit made available to everyone who believes in Him. But the Spirit had not yet arrived because Jesus had not been glorified.

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  1. 7:38 Isaiah 44:3; 55:1; 58:11

La gran invitación

37 En el último día, el gran día de la fiesta(A), Jesús puesto en pie, exclamó en alta voz: «Si alguien tiene sed, que venga a Mí y beba[a](B). 38 El que cree en Mí, como ha dicho la Escritura: “De lo más profundo de su ser[b] brotarán ríos de agua(C) viva(D)”». 39 Pero Él decía esto del Espíritu(E), que los que habían creído en Él habían de recibir; porque el Espíritu no había sido dado todavía[c](F), pues Jesús aún no había sido glorificado(G).

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  1. Juan 7:37 I.e. que siga viniendo a mí y que siga bebiendo.
  2. Juan 7:38 Lit. de su vientre.
  3. Juan 7:39 Otros mss. dicen: porque todavía no se había dado el Espíritu Santo.