(37)Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood up and spake aloud, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink. (38)He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, from his belly shall rivers flow of living water. (39)(Now he spake this in reference to the Spirit, which they who believe on him should afterwards receive: for as yet the Holy Ghost was not given; because Jesus was not yet glorified.) (40)Many then of the multitude, when they heard this declaration, said, This man is certainly a prophet. (41)Others said, He is the Messiah. But others said, No: for cometh the Messiah out of Galilee? (42)Doth not the scripture say, That the Messiah cometh of the seed of David, and from the town of Bethlehem, whence David originally was? (43)There was a division therefore among the multitude on account of him. (44)Now some of them were desirous to apprehend him; but no one laid hands upon him. (45)Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisee; and they said to them, Why have ye not brought him? (46)The officers answered, Never did man before speak in such a manner as this man. (47)The Pharisees then replied to them, Are ye also deluded? (48)Hath any one of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? (49)But this rabble, which knoweth not the law, is accursed. (50)Nicodemus saith unto them, (the same person who came to him by night, being one of their body,) (51)Doth our law condemn a man, without first hearing his defence, and knowing what he hath done? (52)They answered and said to him, Art thou not from Galilee too? Search and see: for a prophet, out of Galilee, never was raised up. (53)So each went to his own home. CHAP. VIII. THEN Jesus went to the mount of Olives. (2)But early in the morning he came again to the temple, and all the people came to him; and sitting down he taught them. (3)Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to him a woman caught in adultery; and placing her in the midst, (4)they say unto him, Master, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. (5)Now Moses in the law commanded, that such women should be stoned: therefore what sayest thou? (6)But this they said, trying to entrap him, that they might have ground of accusation against him. But Jesus stooping down, with his finger wrote on the ground. (7)Now when they continued questioning him, raising himself up, he said to them, Let the person who is sinless among you, first cast a stone at her. (8)And again stooping down, he wrote on the ground. (9)But when they heard him, and felt the conviction of their conscience, they slunk away one by one, beginning from the elders to the last: so Jesus was left alone, with the woman standing in the midst. (10)Then Jesus raising himself up, and seeing no person but the woman, said unto her, Woman, where are these thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? (11)She said, No man, Lord. Then said Jesus unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.