John 7:38-53 ▼

38 he who is believing in Me, according as the Writing said, Rivers of living water will flow out of his belly”;

39 and this He said of the Spirit, which those believing in Him were about to receive; for not yet was the Holy Spirit, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

40 Many, therefore, out of the multitude, having heard the word, said, “This is truly the Prophet”;

41 others said, “This is the Christ”; and others said, “Why, does the Christ come out of Galilee?

42 Did the Writing not say that out of the seed of David, and from Beth-Lehem—the village where David was—the Christ comes?”

43 A division, therefore, arose among the multitude because of Him.

44 And certain of them were willing to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him;

45 the officers came, therefore, to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, “Why did you not bring Him?”

46 The officers answered, “Never so spoke man—as this Man.”

47 The Pharisees, therefore, answered them, “Have you also been led astray?

48 Did anyone out of the rulers believe in Him? Or out of the Pharisees?

49 But this multitude, that is not knowing the Law, is accursed.”

50 Nicodemus says to them—he who came by night to Him—being one of them,

51 “Does our law judge the Man, if it may not hear from Him first, and know what He does?”

52 They answered and said to him, “Are you also out of Galilee? Search and see that a prophet has not risen out of Galilee”; [[

53 and each one went on to his house, but Jesus went on to the Mount of Olives.