The Promise of the Spirit

37 On the last and most important day of the festival,(A) Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me[a](B) and drink.(C) 38 The one who believes in me,(D) as the Scripture(E) has said, will have streams of living water(F) flow(G) from deep within him.” 39 He said this about the Spirit.(H) Those who believed in Jesus were going to receive the Spirit,(I) for the Spirit[b] had not yet been given[c] because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

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  1. 7:37 Other mss omit to me
  2. 7:39 Other mss read Holy Spirit
  3. 7:39 Lit the Spirit was not yet

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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Footnotes

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