John 7:37
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.
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Study Note
On the last and greatest day of the Feast of Tabernacles — when water-pouring rituals were at their climax — Jesus's cry 'If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink' applies to himself the eschatological water-of-life imagery of Isaiah 55:1, Zechariah 14:8, and Ezekiel 47. The ambiguity of verse 38 — does 'his heart' refer to the believer or to Jesus? — has generated two major interpretive traditions, but both agree that the Spirit is the 'living water' promised (verse 39 identifies it explicitly). The liturgical context (Sukkot/Tabernacles) provides the dramatic setting: the ritual pointing to the Messianic age is here declared fulfilled in the person of Jesus. Revelation 22:17's invitation 'let the one who is thirsty come' mirrors this Johannine invitation in the final chapter of the canon.
Otras traducciones
Now on the last day, the greatdayof the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.
And in the last, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, `If any one doth thirst, let him come unto me and drink;
On the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus got up and said in a loud voice, If any man is in need of drink let him come to me and I will give it to him.
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