John 7:37-39

Contemporary English Version

Streams of Life-Giving Water

³⁷^(A) On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and shouted, “If you are thirsty, come to me and drink! ³⁸^(B) Have faith in me, and you will have life-giving water flowing from deep inside you, just as the Scriptures say.” ³⁹Jesus was talking about the Holy Spirit, who would be given to everyone that had faith in him. The Spirit had not yet been given to anyone, since Jesus had not yet been given his full glory.^[a]

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7.39 had not yet been given his full glory: In the Gospel of John, Jesus is given his full glory both when he is nailed to the cross and when he is raised from death to sit beside his Father in heaven.