39 Now he said this concerning the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were about to receive. For the Spirit was not yet given,[a] because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)

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  1. John 7:39 A few manuscripts supply the participle “given” here; while it is unlikely this represents the original reading, many English versions nevertheless supply “given” to avoid the impression that the Spirit did not exist prior to this point