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John 7:38-40
Holman Christian Standard Bible
John 7:38-40
Holman Christian Standard Bible
38 The one who believes in Me,(A) as the Scripture(B) has said,[a] will have streams of living water(C) flow(D) from deep within him.” 39 He said this about the Spirit.(E) Those who believed in Jesus were going to receive the Spirit,(F) for the Spirit[b] had not yet been received[c][d] because Jesus had not yet been glorified.
The People Are Divided over Jesus
40 When some from the crowd heard these words, they said, “This really is the Prophet!”[e](G)
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- John 7:38 Jesus may have had several OT passages in mind; Is 58:11; Ezk 47:1-12; Zch 14:8
- John 7:39 Other mss read Holy Spirit
- John 7:39 Other mss read had not yet been given
- John 7:39 Lit the Spirit was not yet; the word received is implied from the previous clause.
- John 7:40 Probably the Prophet in Dt 18:15
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