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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Gill's Exposition
He that believeth on me,.... Which explains what is meant by coming to Christ, and drinking; for these acts are no other than for a man to go out of himself to Christ, and live by faith on him, and…
Barnes' Notes
In the last day - The eighth day of the festival. That great day - The day of the holy convocation or solemn assembly, Lev 23:36. This seems to have been called the great day: 1.Because of the solemn…
Adam Clarke
In the last day, that great day of the feast - This was the eighth day, and was called the great day, because of certain traditional observances, and not on account of any excellence which it derived…
In these verses we have,
I. Christ's discourse, with the explication of it, Joh 7:37-39. It is probable that these are only short hints of what he enlarged upon, but they have in them the substance of…
Cambridge Bible
In the last day, that great day Now on the last day, the great day. This was probably not the seventh day, but the eighth day, which according to Lev 23:36; Lev 23:39; Num 29:35; Neh 8:18, was…
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