John 7:29-39

29 I know him, because I am from him, and he sent me."
30 Then they tried to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him, because his hour had not yet come.
31 Yet many in the crowd believed in him and were saying, "When the Messiah comes, will he do more signs than this man has done?"
32 The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering such things about him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent temple police to arrest him.
33 Jesus then said, "I will be with you a little while longer, and then I am going to him who sent me.
34 You will search for me, but you will not find me; and where I am, you cannot come."
35 The Jews said to one another, "Where does this man intend to go that we will not find him? Does he intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?
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,
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.' "
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.

Footnotes 5

  • [a]. Or [the Christ]
  • [b]. Other ancient authorities read [is doing]
  • [c]. Or [come to me and drink. +V38+WThe one who believes in me, as]
  • [d]. Gk [out of his belly]
  • [e]. Other ancient authorities read [for as yet the Spirit] (others, [Holy Spirit]) [had not been given]
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