John 7:34

³² The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.

³³ Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.

Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.

³⁵ Then 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?

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?

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”
KJV: Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.
WEB: You will seek me and won’t find me. You can’t come where I am.”
ASV: Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, ye cannot come.
DARBY: Ye shall seek me and shall not find [me], and where I am ye cannot come.
BLB: You⁺ will seek Me and will not find Me; and where I am, you⁺ are not able to come.”

ÅB: Dere skal lete etter meg og ikke finne meg, og der hvor jeg er, kan dere ikke komme.
OTB: Dere skal lete etter meg, men dere skal ikke finne meg; og der jeg er, kan dere ikke komme.»
B1930: I skal lete efter mig og ikke finne mig, og der hvor jeg er, kan I ikke komme.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 13:33–36
Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.
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Proverbs 1:24–31
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
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Hosea 5:6
They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
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John 14:3
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
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John 17:24
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
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John 8:21–24
Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
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John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
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Luke 13:34–35
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
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