• John 7:39
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 39 Τοῦτο This δὲ but εἶπεν he said περὶ about τοῦ the πνεύματος spirit οὗ of which ἔμελλον they were about λαμβάνειν to be receiving οἱ the (ones) πιστεύσαντες having believed εἰς into αὐτόν· him; οὔπω not yet γὰρ for ἦν was πνεῦμα, spirit, ὅτι because Ἰησοῦς Jesus οὔπω not yet ἐδοξάσθη. was glorified.

  • John 7:39
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 39 Now this spake he concerning the Spirit which they who believed on him were about to receive; for not yet was there Spirit, because Jesus not yet was glorified!

  • John 7:39
    King James Version

    • 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 Study Notes—Chapter 7
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 7:39

      for as yet there was no spirit: The Greek word for “spirit,” pneuʹma, occurs twice in this verse and refers to God’s holy spirit, or active force. Jesus and those who listened to him knew that God had long used His holy spirit (Ge 1:2, ftn.; 2Sa 23:2; Ac 28:25) and that He had imparted that spirit to His faithful servants, such as Othniel, Jephthah, and Samson (Jg 3:9, 10; 11:29; 15:14). Therefore, John was clearly referring to a new way that the spirit would benefit imperfect humans. None of those earlier servants of God had been called to heavenly life by means of the spirit. At Pentecost 33 C.E., Jesus poured out on his followers the holy spirit that he, as a glorified spirit, had received from Jehovah. (Ac 2:4, 33) This was the first time that imperfect humans were given the hope of spirit life in heaven. Having this anointing, the Christians were able to understand the meaning of many things that they had not understood before.