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John 7:39
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

39 He said this in reference to the Spirit that those who came to believe in him were to receive. There was, of course, no Spirit yet,[a] because Jesus had not yet been glorified.(A)

Discussion About the Origins of the Messiah.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 7:39 No Spirit yet: Codex Vaticanus and early Latin, Syriac, and Coptic versions add “given.” In this gospel, the sending of the Spirit cannot take place until Jesus’ glorification through his death, resurrection, and ascension; cf. Jn 20:22.
  2. 7:40–53 Discussion of the Davidic lineage of the Messiah.
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