Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version

John 7:38-42 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

38. If anyone believes in me, rivers of living water will flow out from their heart. That is what the Scriptures say.”

39. Jesus was talking about the Spirit. The Spirit had not yet been given to people, because Jesus had not yet been raised to glory. But later, those who believed in Jesus would receive the Spirit.

40. When the people heard the things that Jesus said, some of them said, “This man really is the Prophet.”

41. Other people said, “He is the Messiah.” And others said, “The Messiah will not come from Galilee.

42. The Scriptures say that the Messiah will come from the family of David. And they say that he will come from Bethlehem, the town where David lived.”