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.)
Note d'étude
Study Note
The parenthetical comment — 'this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified' — provides the Fourth Gospel's theological explanation for the Spirit's post-resurrection gift. The phrase 'not yet glorified' (oupō edoxasthe) connects the Spirit's giving to the 'hour' of Jesus's death-resurrection-exaltation that dominates John's narrative structure, making the Pentecost gift contingent on completed christological history. The verse is foundational for understanding John's pneumatology: the Spirit is the Paraclete given after Jesus's departure (14:16-17; 16:7), not an independent agent who works apart from Christ's glorification. The comment also serves the narrative function of explaining the disciples' incomplete reception before the resurrection and their full reception in John 20:22.
Autres traductions
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.
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.
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.
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