Interpretation of the Gospel of John

And on the last great day of the feast Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "Whosoever thirst, let him come to me and drink."

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Whoever believes in Me, as it is said in the Scriptures, rivers of living water will flow out of his belly.

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I have not hidden Thy righteousness in my heart.

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This he said about the Spirit, whom those who believe in him had to receive:

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for the Holy Spirit was not yet upon them;

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for Jesus had not yet been glorified.

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And many of the people, when they heard these words, said, He is surely a prophet.

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Others said, "This is Christ."

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And some said, "Will Christ come from Galilee?"

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Does not the Scripture say that Christ will come from the seed of David and from Bethlehem, from the place where David was?

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And so there was a strife among the people about Him.

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Some of them wanted to seize Him;

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but no one laid hands on Him.

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So the ministers returned to the chief priests and the Pharisees, and these said to them, "Why did you not bring Him?" The ministers answered, "Never did a man speak like this man."

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