John 7:36-50 (New Revised Standard)
36
What does he mean by saying, "You will search for me and you will not find me' and "Where I am, you cannot come'?"
37
On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, "Let anyone who is thirsty come to me,
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and let the one who believes in me drink. As a the scripture has said, "Out of the believer's heart b shall flow rivers of living water.' "
39
Now he said this about the Spirit, which believers in him were to receive; for as yet there was no Spirit, c because Jesus was not yet glorified.
40
When they heard these words, some in the crowd said, "This is really the prophet."
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Others said, "This is the Messiah." d But some asked, "Surely the Messiah e does not come from Galilee, does he?
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Has not the scripture said that the Messiah f is descended from David and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?"
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So there was a division in the crowd because of him.
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Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him.
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Then the temple police went back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, "Why did you not arrest him?"
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The police answered, "Never has anyone spoken like this!"
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Then the Pharisees replied, "Surely you have not been deceived too, have you?
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Has any one of the authorities or of the Pharisees believed in him?
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But this crowd, which does not know the law—they are accursed."
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Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus g before, and who was one of them, asked,
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- John 7
- John 7:36
- John 7:37
- John 7:38
- John 7:39
- John 7:40
- John 7:41
- John 7:42
- John 7:43
- John 7:44
- John 7:45
- John 7:46
- John 7:47
- John 7:48
- John 7:49
- John 7:50
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- John
- John 7:36
- John 7:37
- John 7:38
- John 7:39
- John 7:40
- John 7:41
- John 7:42
- John 7:43
- John 7:44
- John 7:45
- John 7:46
- John 7:47
- John 7:48
- John 7:49
- John 7:50
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- John
- John 7
- John 7:36
- John 7:37
- John 7:38
- John 7:39
- John 7:40
- John 7:41
- John 7:42
- John 7:43
- John 7:44
- John 7:45
- John 7:46
- John 7:47
- John 7:48
- John 7:49
- John 7:50
Wesley's Explanatory Notes
a.
John 7:38 - Or [come to me and drink. +V38+WThe one who believes in me, as]
b.
John 7:38 - Gk [out of his belly]
c.
John 7:39 - Other ancient authorities read [for as yet the Spirit] (others, [Holy Spirit]) [had not been given]
d.
John 7:41 - Or [the Christ]
e.
John 7:41 - Or [the Christ]
f.
John 7:42 - Or [the Christ]
g.
John 7:50 - Gk [him]