John 7:36
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What is this saying that he hath said: You shall seek me and shall not find me? And: Where I am, you cannot come?

John 7:34
You shall seek me and shall not find me: and where I am, thither you cannot come.

John 8:21
Again therefore Jesus said to them: I go: and you shall seek me. And you shall die in your sin. Whither I go, you cannot come.

John 13:33
Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You shall seek me. And as I said to the Jews: Whither I go you cannot come; so I say to you now.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

What is this saying that he hath said: You shall seek me and shall not find me? And: Where I am, you cannot come?

manner.

John 3:4,9 Nicodemus saith to him: How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born again? . . .

John 6:41,52,60 The Jews therefore murmured at him, because he had said: I am the living bread which came down from heaven. . . .

John 12:34 The multitude 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?

John 16:17,18 Then some of his disciples said one to another: What is this that he saith to us: A little while, and you shall not see me: and again a little while, and you shall see me, and, Because I go to the Father? . . .

Ye shall.

John 7:34 You shall seek me and shall not find me: and where I am, thither you cannot come.

1 Corinthians 2:14 But the sensual man perceiveth not these things that are of the Spirit of God. For it is foolishness to him: and he cannot understand, because it is spiritually examined.

Context
Is Jesus the Christ?
35The Jews therefore said 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 is this saying that he hath said: You shall seek me and shall not find me? And: Where I am, you cannot come? 37And on the last, and great day of the festivity, Jesus stood and cried, saying: If any man thirst, let him come to me and drink.…
Lexicon
What
τίς (tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

does He mean
λόγος (logos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.

by
ὃν (hon)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

saying,
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

‘You will look for
Ζητήσετέ (Zētēsete)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2212: To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.

Me,
με (me)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

[but]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

you will not find
εὑρήσετέ (heurēsete)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.

Me,’
με (me)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

and,
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

‘Where
Ὅπου (Hopou)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3699: Where, whither, in what place. From hos and pou; what(-ever) where, i.e. At whichever spot.

I
ἐγὼ (egō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

am,
εἰμὶ (eimi)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

you
ὑμεῖς (hymeis)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

cannot
δύνασθε (dynasthe)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.

come’?”
ἐλθεῖν (elthein)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go.


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

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'?"

What manner of saying is this that he said, You shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither you cannot come?

What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, ye cannot come?

What word is this which he said, Ye shall seek me and shall not find [me]; and where I am ye cannot come?

What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, ye cannot come?

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?

What do those words of his mean, 'You will look for me, but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come'?"

What is this word that he said, 'You will seek me, and won't find me; and where I am, you can't come'?"

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?'
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