John 7:39
Now he said this about the Spirit, which those who believe in him would soon be receiving. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.
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In Context
38whoever believes in me, just as Scripture says, ‘From his chest shall flow rivers of living water.’”
Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:15The Lord your God will raise up for you a PROPHET from your nation and from your brothers, similar to me. You shall listen to him,
Proverbs 1:23Be converted by my correction. Lo, I will offer my spirit to you, and I will reveal my words to you.
Isaiah 32:15until the Spirit is poured over us from on high. And the desert will be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field will be considered as a forest.
Joel 2:28And after this, it will happen that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy; your elders will dream dreams, and your youths will see visions.
Matthew 21:11But the people were saying, “This is Jesus, the Prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Luke 7:16Then fear fell over all of them. And they magnified God, saying: “For a great prophet has risen up among us,” and, “For God has visited his people.”
Matthew Henry on John 7:38-45
The Gospel Invitation. 37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) 40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the… Read the whole commentary →