John 7:30-40

30 So they ¹were seeking to seize Him; and no man laid his hand on Him, because His ²hour had not yet come.

31 But ³many of the crowd believed in Him; and they were saying, "⁴When the Christ comes, He will not perform more ⁵signs than those which this man has, will He?"

32 The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about Him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent ⁶officers to ⁷seize Him.

33 Therefore Jesus said, "⁸For a little while longer I am with you, then ⁹I go to Him who sent Me.

34 "¹⁰You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot * come."

35 ¹¹The Jews then said to one another, "¹²Where does this man intend to go that we will not find Him? He is not intending to go to ¹³the Dispersion among ¹⁴the Greeks, and teach the Greeks, is He?

36 "What is this statement that He said, '¹⁵You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot * come '?"

37 Now on ¹⁶the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "¹⁷If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.

38 "He who believes in Me, ¹⁸as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of ¹⁹living water.' "

39 But this He spoke ²⁰of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for ²¹the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet ²²glorified.

Division of People over Jesus

40 Some of the people therefore, when they heard these words, were saying, "This certainly is ²³the Prophet."

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 21:46; John 7:32, 44; John 10:39
• 2. John 7:6; John 8:20
• 3. John 2:23; John 8:30; John 10:42; John 11:45; John 12:11, 42
• 4. John 7:26
• 5. John 2:11
• 6. Matthew 26:58; John 7:45
• 7. Matthew 12:14
• 8. John 12:35; John 13:33; John 14:19; John 16:16-19
• 9. John 14:12, 28; John 16:5, 10, 17, 28; John 20:17
• 10. John 7:36; John 8:21; John 13:33
• 11. John 7:1
• 12. John 8:22
• 13. Psalms 147:2; Isaiah 11:12; Isaiah 56:8; Zephaniah 3:10; James 1:1; 1 Peter 1:1
• 14. John 12:20; Acts 14:1; Acts 17:4; Acts 18:4; Romans 1:16
• 15. John 7:34; John 8:21; John 13:33
• 16. Leviticus 23:36; Numbers 29:35; Nehemiah 8:18
• 17. John 4:10, 14; John 6:35
• 18. Isaiah 44:3; Isaiah 55:1; Isaiah 58:11
• 19. John 4:10
• 20. Joel 2:28; John 1:33
• 21. John 20:22; Acts 1:4; Acts 2:4, 33; Acts 19:2
• 22. John 12:16, 23; John 13:31; John 16:14; John 17:1
• 23. Matthew 21:11; John 1:21

Footnotes

• [a]. I.e. the Messiah
• [b]. Or "attesting miracles"
• [c]. Vv 37-38 may also be read: "If anyone is thirsty,...let him come..., he who believes in me as..."
• [d]. Or "let him keep coming to Me and let him keep drinking"
• [e]. Lit "out of his belly"