John 7:36

Translations

Modern

What does He mean by saying, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and, ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”

Traditional

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?

Literal

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’?”

Latin

…quis est hic sermo, quem dixit: Quæretis me, et non invenietis: et ubi sum ego, vos non potestis venire?

Original

Greek

English

What does He mean by saying, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and, ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”

Notes

John 7:32–36

Jesus announced his return to the one who sent him, the Father in heaven (17:1–7). But the Pharisees misunderstood him. They thought he was leaving Judea to visit the Gentiles (non-Jewish people). These were people whom Pharisees would never visit.
After Jesus returned to the Father, the Jewish leaders would no longer be able to find him.
and where I am, you cannot come: These Pharisees, still in spiritual darkness, could not enter heaven. So Jesus would be beyond their reach there.

John 7:1–52

This chapter describes Jesus at the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. Jesus used parts of the feast to reveal his true identity to his fellow Jews and to show that he had fulfilled the feast's essential meaning (see 7:37–39; 8:12).

Theme notes and profiles

Jewish Leaders Misunderstanding in the Gospel of John

Events

Feast of Tabernacles

Related verses

John 3:9
“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
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John 7:34
You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”
John 6:52
At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
John 6:60
On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”
John 12:34
The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
John 6:41
At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
John 16:17–18
Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”
John 3:4
“How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Brothers of Jesus Jesus Christ, Teachings of John, Gospel of Nathanael Ruler Spirit of Jesus Christ

Topics

Jesus, the Christ: Teaches in Jerusalem at the Feast of Tabernacles

John 7:36

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