John 7:39
(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
John 7:39 in other translations
| BSB | He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified. |
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| WEB | But he said this about the Spirit, which those believing in him were to receive. For the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus wasn’t yet glorified. |
| ASV | But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believed on him were to receive: for the Spirit was not yet given; because Jesus was not yet glorified. |
| YLT | and this he said of the Spirit, which those believing in him were about to receive; for not yet was the Holy Spirit, because Jesus was not yet glorified. |
| DARBY | But this he said concerning the Spirit, which they that believed on him were about to receive; for the Spirit was not yet, because Jesus had not yet been glorified. |
| BBE | This he said of the Spirit which would be given to those who had faith in him: the Spirit had not been given then, because the glory of Jesus was still to come. |
| Webster | (But this he spoke of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive, for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) |
What does John 7:39 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 7:37-39
37-39. the last day, that great day of the feast--the eighth (Le 23:39). It was a sabbath, the last feast day of the year, and distinguished by very remarkable ceremonies. "The generally joyous character of this feast broke out on this day into loud jubilation, particularly at the solemn moment when the priest, as was done on every day of this festival, brought forth, in golden vessels, water from the stream of…
Barnes' Notes
For the Holy Ghost was not yet given. Was not given in such full and large measures as should be after Jesus had ascended to heaven. Certain measures of the influences of the Spirit had been always given in the conversion and sanctification of the ancient saints and prophets; but that abundant and full effusion which the apostles were permitted afterward to behold had not yet been given. See Acts 2:1-12, 10:44,45.
Jesus was not yet glorified. Jesus had not yet ascended to heaven--to the glory and honour that awaited him there. It was a part of the arrangement in the work of redemption that the influences of the Holy Spirit should descend chiefly after the death of Jesus, as that death was the procuring cause of this great blessing. Hence he said (Jn 16:7), "It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart I will send him unto you." See also Jn 16:8-12, 14:15,16,26. Comp. Eph 4:8-11.
(i) "the Spirit" Isa 44:3, Joel 2:28, Jn 16:7, Acts 2:17,33
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 7:37-39
On the last day of the feast of tabernacles, the Jews drew water and poured it out before the Lord. It is supposed that Christ alluded to this. If any man desires to be truly and for ever happy, let him apply to Christ, and be ruled by him. This thirst means strong desires after spiritual blessings, which nothing else can satisfy; so the sanctifying and comforting influences of the Holy Spirit, were intended by the…
John 7:39 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 7:39
- Acts 2:17
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
- Joel 2:28
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
- John 14:16-17
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
- Isaiah 32:15
Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
- John 16:7
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
- Acts 2:33
Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
- Acts 2:4
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
- John 13:31-32
Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.
- Romans 8:9
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
- John 20:22
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
- Isaiah 44:3
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
- John 12:16
These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
14:16,17,26; Pr 1:23; Isa 12:3; 32:15; 44:3; Joe 2:28; Lu 3:16
Lu 24:49; Ac 1:4-8; 2:4,17,38; 4:31; Ro 8:9; Eph 1:13,14; 4:30
for.
16:7; Ps 68:18; Isa 32:15; Ac 2:17,33; 2Co 3:8
glorified.
12:16; 13:31,32; 14:13; 17:5; Ac 3:13
Of.
12; 1:21,25; 6:14; De 18:15-18; Mt 16:14; 21:11; Lu 7:16; Ac 3:22,23
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Context
- John 7:38
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
- John 7:39
(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
- John 7:40
Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
John 7:39 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | (Y esto dijo del Espíritu que habían de recibir los que creyesen en él: pues aun no había venido el Espíritu Santo; porque Jesús no estaba aún glorificado.) |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | (Or il disait cela de l’Esprit qu’allaient recevoir ceux qui croyaient en lui; car l’Esprit n’était pas encore, parce que Jésus n’avait pas encore été glorifié.) |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Dies aber sagte er von dem Geiste, welchen die an ihn Glaubenden empfangen sollten; denn der Geist war noch nicht, weil Jesus noch nicht verherrlicht worden war. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Hoc autem dixit de Spiritu, quem accepturi erant credentes in eum: nondum enim erat Spiritus datus, quia Jesus nondum erat glorificatus. |