John 7:31-39 Many among the crowds st the Temple believed on him. “After all,” they said, “what miracles do you expect the Messiah to do that this man hasn’t done?”
32 When the pharisees heard that the crowds were in this mood, they and the chief priest sent officers to arrest Jesus. ³³ But Jesus told them, (Not yet!) I am to be here a little longer. Then I shall return to the One who sent me.
34 You will search for me but not find me. And you won’t be able to come where I am!” ³⁵ The Jewish leaders were puzzled by this statement. “Where is he planning to go?” they asked. “Maybe he is thinking of leaving the country and going as a missionary among the Jews in other lands, or maybe even to the Gentiles!
36 What does He mean about our looking for him and not able to find him, and, ‘You won’t able to come where I am’?” ³⁷ On the last day, the climax of the holidays, Jesus shouted to the crowds, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. ³⁸ For the Scriptures declare that rivers of living water shall flow from the inmost being of anyone who believes in Me.”
39 (He was speaking of the Holy Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in Him; but the Spirit had not yet be given, because Jesus had not yet returned to his glory in heaven. )TLBV