John 7:38-40
New King James Version
38 (A)He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, (B)out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” 39 (C)But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those [a]believing in Him would receive; for the [b]Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet (D)glorified.
Who Is He?
40 Therefore [c]many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, “Truly this is (E)the Prophet.”
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John 7:38-40
English Standard Version
38 Whoever believes in me, (A)as[a] the Scripture has said, (B)‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of (C)living water.’” 39 Now (D)this he said about the Spirit, (E)whom those who believed in him were to receive, (F)for as yet the Spirit had not been (G)given, (H)because Jesus was not yet glorified.
Division Among the People
40 When they heard these words, (I)some of the people said, “This really is (J)the Prophet.”
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- John 7:38 Or let him come to me, and let him who believes in me drink. As
John 7:38-40
New American Standard Bible
38 The one who believes in Me, (A)as the Scripture said, ‘[a]From his innermost being will flow rivers of (B)living water.’” 39 But this He said (C)in reference to the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for (D)the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet (E)glorified.
People’s Division over Jesus
40 Some of the people therefore, after they heard these words, were saying, “This truly is (F)the Prophet.”
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- John 7:38 Lit Out of his belly
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