John 7:39
He was referring to the Spirit that those who trusted in him would later receive. The Spirit hadn't been given yet because Jesus hadn't yet been glorified.
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40When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This man is definitely the Prophet!”
Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:15The Lord your God will send you a prophet like me from your people. You must listen to him.
Proverbs 1:23Pay attention to my warnings, and I'll pour out my deepest thoughts to you—I'll explain what I know to you.
Isaiah 32:15until the Spirit is poured out on us from above, and the desert becomes like a good field full of crops, and a good field will grow like a forest.
Joel 2:28After this I will pour out my Spirit on everyone. Your sons and daughters will be my prophets, your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions.
Matthew 21:11“This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee,” the crowds replied.
Luke 7:16A sense of awe filled everyone there and they praised God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us,” and “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 →