- Scripture
John 7:37-53
37Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. 38The one who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’ ” 39But this He said in reference to the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. 40 Some of the people therefore, after they heard these words, were saying, “This truly is the Prophet.” 41Others were saying, “This is the Christ.” But others were saying, “Surely the Christ is not coming from Galilee, is He? 42Has the Scripture not said that the Christ comes from the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?” 43So a dissension occurred in the crowd because of Him. 44And some of them wanted to arrest Him, but no one laid hands on Him. 45The officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, “Why did you not bring Him?” 46The officers answered, “Never has a man spoken in this way!” 47The Pharisees then replied to them, “You have not been led astray too, have you? 48Not one of the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he? 49But this crowd that does not know the Law is accursed!” 50Nicodemus (the one who came to Him before, being one of them) said to them, 51“Our Law does not judge the person unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?” 52They answered and said to him, “You are not from Galilee as well, are you? Examine the Scriptures, and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee.” 53And everyone went to his home.