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John 7:36

34 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?

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?

37 In 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.

38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

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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.

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BSB
What does He mean by saying, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and, ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”
KJV
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?
WEB
What is this word that he said, ‘You will seek me, and won’t find me;’ and ‘Where I am, you can’t come’?”
ASV
What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, ye cannot come?
DARBY
What word is this which he said, Ye shall seek me and shall not find [me]; and where I am ye cannot come?
BLB
What is this word that He said, ‘You⁺ will seek Me, and will not find Me,’ and, ‘Where I am, you⁺ are not able to come’?”
ÅB
Hva er dette for et ord han sa: Dere skal lete etter meg og ikke finne meg, og der hvor jeg er, kan dere ikke komme?
OTB
Hva mener han med å si: ‘Dere skal lete etter meg, men dere skal ikke finne meg,’ og ‘Der jeg er, kan dere ikke komme’?»
B1930
Hvad er dette for et ord han sa: 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 3:9

    Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

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  • 1 Corinthians 2:14

    But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

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  • John 7:34

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

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  • John 3:4

    Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?

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  • John 16:17–18

    Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?

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  • John 6:60

    Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

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  • John 6:41

    The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.

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  • John 12:34

    The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

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