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NASB | John 7:38 "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 7:38 "He who believes in Me [who adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Me], as the Scripture has said, 'From his innermost being will flow continually rivers of living water.'" [Is 58:11; John 4:14] |
Subject: When does the Baptism occur? |
Bible Note: Greetings CDBJ! Thank you for those verses! Yes, the Matthew 3:11 verse is helpful, since we know that Acts 19:1-10 gives us the only occurrence in the Bible where a person is re-baptised by water, and the verse that you have cited goes along with that. John the Baptist himself could not send or give the Holy Spirit, and that is something that only Jesus had the Authority to do, and then He gave all believers access to that Authority (Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:17-18). So that is how/why I could explain that Peter and Paul could lay hands on an individual to receive the Holy Spirit and John the Baptist could not. Thank you, and yes, your post certainly has contributed to this thread! Blessings to you, Makarios |