John 7:37–52 · BSB
7:37
On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
7:38
Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
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7:39
He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.
7:40
On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”
7:41
Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?
7:42
Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
7:43
So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus.
7:44
Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.
7:45
Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?”
7:46
“Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered.
7:47
“Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.
7:48
“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
7:49
But this crowd that does not know the law—they are under a curse.”
7:50
Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who himself was one of them, asked,
7:51
“Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”
7:52
“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”
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