John 7:37-53

Young's Literal Translation

³⁷ And in the last, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, `If any one doth thirst, let him come unto me and drink;

³⁸ he who is believing in me, according as the Writing said, Rivers out of his belly shall flow of living water;'

³⁹ and this he said of the Spirit, which those believing in him were about to receive; for not yet was the Holy Spirit, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

⁴⁰ Many, therefore out of the multitude, having heard the word, said, `This is truly the Prophet;'

⁴¹ others said, `This is the Christ;' and others said, `Why, out of Galilee doth the Christ come?

⁴² Did not the Writing say, that out of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem -- the village where David was -- the Christ doth come?'

⁴³ A division, therefore, arose among the multitude because of him.

⁴⁴ And certain of them were willing to seize him, but no one laid hands on him;

⁴⁵ the officers came, therefore, unto the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, `Wherefore did ye not bring him?'

⁴⁶ The officers answered, `Never so spake man -- as this man.'

⁴⁷ The Pharisees, therefore, answered them, `Have ye also been led astray?

⁴⁸ did any one out of the rulers believe in him? or out of the Pharisees?

⁴⁹ but this multitude, that is not knowing the law, is accursed.'

⁵⁰ Nicodemus saith unto them -- he who came by night unto him -- being one of them,

⁵¹ `Doth our law judge the man, if it may not hear from him first, and know what he doth?'

⁵² They answered and said to him, `Art thou also out of Galilee? search and see, that a prophet out of Galilee hath not risen;'

⁵³ and each one went on to his house, but Jesus went on to the mount of the Olives.