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John 7:36
“What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?”
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John 7:36 Context
33Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me. 34Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come. 35Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles? 36What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come? 37In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 38He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 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.)
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What maner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seeke me, and shall not find me? and where I am, thither ye cannot come?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"What is this statement that He said, 'You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come'?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, ye cannot come?
- American Standard Version (1901)
What is this saying of his, You will be looking for me and will not see me, and where I am you may not come?
- Basic English Bible
What word is this which he said, Ye shall seek me and shall not find [me]; and where I am ye cannot come?
- Darby Bible
What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye will seek me, and will not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?
- Webster's Bible
What do those words of his mean, `You will look for me, but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come'?"
- Weymouth Bible
What is this word that he said, 'You will seek me, and won't find me; and where I am, you can't come'?"
- World English Bible
What is this word, which he seide, Ye schulen seke me, and ye schulen not fynde; and where Y am, ye moun not come?
- Wycliffe Bible
what is this word that he said, Ye will seek me, and ye shall not find? and, Where I am, ye are not able to come?'
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"What is this statement that He said, 'You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come'?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, ye cannot come?
- American Standard Version (1901)
What is this saying of his, You will be looking for me and will not see me, and where I am you may not come?
- Basic English Bible
What word is this which he said, Ye shall seek me and shall not find [me]; and where I am ye cannot come?
- Darby Bible
What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye will seek me, and will not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?
- Webster's Bible
What do those words of his mean, `You will look for me, but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come'?"
- Weymouth Bible
What is this word that he said, 'You will seek me, and won't find me; and where I am, you can't come'?"
- World English Bible
What is this word, which he seide, Ye schulen seke me, and ye schulen not fynde; and where Y am, ye moun not come?
- Wycliffe Bible
what is this word that he said, Ye will seek me, and ye shall not find? and, Where I am, ye are not able to come?'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for John 7:36
7:34 Ye shall seek me - Whom ye now despise. These words are, as it were, the text which is commented upon in this and the following chapter. Where I am - Christ's so frequently saying while on earth, where I am, when he spake of his being in heaven, intimates his perpetual presence there in his Divine nature: though his going thither was a future thing, with regard to his human nature.
7:35 Will he go to the dispersed among the Greeks - The Jews scattered abroad in heathen nations, Greece particularly. Or, Will he teach the Greeks? - The heathens themselves.
7:37 On the last, the great day of the feast - On this day there was the greatest concourse of people, and they were then wont to fetch water from the fountain of Siloam, which the priests poured out on the great altar, singing one to an other, With joy shall ye draw water from the wells of salvation. On this day likewise they commemorated God's miraculously giving water out of the rock, and offered up solemn prayers for seasonable rains.
7:38 He that believeth - This answers to let him come to me. And whosoever doth come to him by faith, his inmost soul shall be filled with living water, with abundance of peace, joy, and love, which shall likewise flow from him to others. As the Scripture hath said - Not expressly in any one particular place. But here is a general reference to all those scriptures which speak of the effusion of the Spirit by the Messiah, under the similitude of pouring out water. #Zec 14:8|.