John 7:39
Now this he said of the Spirit which they should receive, who believed in him: for as yet the Spirit was not given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
38He that believeth in me, as the scripture saith, Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:15The Lord thy God will raise up to thee a PROPHET of thy nation and of thy brethren like unto me: him thou shalt hear:
Proverbs 1:23Turn ye at my reproof: behold I will utter my spirit to you, and will shew you my words.
Isaiah 32:15Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high: and the desert shall be se a charmel, and charmel shall be counted for a forest.
Joel 2:28And it shall come to pass after this, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy: your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.
Matthew 21:11And the people said: This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth of Galilee.
Luke 7:16And there came a fear on them all: and they glorified God, saying: A great prophet is risen up among us: and, God hath 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 →