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39 (When he said “living water,” he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given,[a] because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory.)

Division and Unbelief

40 When the crowds heard him say this, some of them declared, “Surely this man is the Prophet we’ve been expecting.”[b] 41 Others said, “He is the Messiah.” Still others said, “But he can’t be! Will the Messiah come from Galilee?

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Footnotes

  1. 7:39 Several early manuscripts read But as yet there was no Spirit. Still others read But as yet there was no Holy Spirit.
  2. 7:40 See Deut 18:15, 18; Mal 4:5-6.

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