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On the last and most important day of the festival Jesus stood up and said in a loud voice, "Whoever is thirsty should come to me, and 1
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whoever believes in me should drink. As the scripture says, "Streams of life-giving water will pour out from his side.' " 2
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Jesus said this about the Spirit, which those who believed in him were going to receive. At that time the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not been raised to glory.
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[Jesus' words in verses 37-38 may be translated:] "Whoever is thirsty should come to me and drink. +V38+WAs the scripture says, "Streams of life-giving water will pour out from within anyone who believes in me.' "
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.