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John 7:39

Jesus
The Holy Spirit

37 On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.

38 Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”

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.

40 On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”

41 Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?

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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.
KJV
(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.)
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.
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.
BLB
Now He said this about the Spirit, whom those having believed in Him were about to receive; for the Spirit was not yet, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
ÅB
Dette sa han om den Ånd som de skulle få som trodde på ham; for Ånden var enda ikke kommet, fordi Jesus enda ikke var herliggjort.
OTB
Med dette mente han Ånden, som de som trodde på ham senere skulle få. Inntil da var Ånden ikke gitt, siden Jesus ennå ikke var blitt herliggjort.
B1930
Dette sa han om den Ånd som de skulde få som trodde på ham; for Ånden var ennu ikke kommet, fordi Jesus ennu ikke var herliggjort.

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Cross references

  • Acts 2:17

    ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.

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  • Joel 2:28

    And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.

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  • John 14:16–17

    And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—

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  • Isaiah 32:15

    until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.

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  • John 16:7

    But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

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  • Acts 2:33

    Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.

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  • Acts 2:4

    And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

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  • John 13:31–32

    When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.

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