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He that believeth in me, as the scripture saith, Rivers of quick water shall flow out of his womb [Floods of quick water shall flow of his womb].
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But he said this thing of the Spirit [Soothly he said this thing of the Holy Ghost], which men that believed in him should take; for the Spirit was not yet given, for Jesus was not yet glorified.
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Therefore of that company, when they had heard these words of him, they said, This is verily a prophet.
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Others said, This is Christ. But some said, Whether Christ cometh from Galilee?
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Whether the scripture saith not, that of the seed of David, and of the castle of Bethlehem, where David was, Christ cometh?
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Therefore dissension was made among the people for him. [And so dissension is made in the company for him.]
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And some of them would have taken him, but no man set hands on him.
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Therefore the ministers came to the bishops and Pharisees, and they said to them, Why brought ye not him?
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The ministers answered, Never man spake so, as this man speaketh.
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Therefore the Pharisees answered to them, Whether ye be deceived also?
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whether any of the princes or of the Pharisees believed in him?