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38 and let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, "Out of the believer's heart shall flow rivers of living water.' "
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Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”
39 Now he said this about the Spirit, which believers in him were to receive; for as yet there was no Spirit, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
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By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.
40 When they heard these words, some in the crowd said, "This is really the prophet."
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On hearing his words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.”
41 Others said, "This is the Messiah." But some asked, "Surely the Messiah does not come from Galilee, does he?
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Others said, “He is the Messiah.” Still others asked, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee?
42 Has not the scripture said that the Messiah is descended from David and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?"
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Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?”
43 So there was a division in the crowd because of him.
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Thus the people were divided because of Jesus.
44 Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him.
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Some wanted to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.
45 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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Finally the temple guards went back to the chief priests and the Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring him in?”
46 The police answered, "Never has anyone spoken like this!"
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“No one ever spoke the way this man does,” the guards replied.
47 Then the Pharisees replied, "Surely you have not been deceived too, have you?
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“You mean he has deceived you also?” the Pharisees retorted.
48 Has any one of the authorities or of the Pharisees believed in him?
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“Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him?
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