John 7:36

36 What did he mean when he said, 'You will look for me, but you won't find me'? And, 'You can't come where I am going'?"

John 7:36 Meaning and Commentary

John 7:36

What [manner] of saying is this that he said
It is not easy to be understood; and if that is not meant, which is suggested, what should he mean by saying,

ye shall seek me, and shall not find me, and where I am, thither ye
cannot come?
repeating the words of Christ just now expressed by him.

John 7:36 In-Context

34 You will look for me, but you won't find me. You can't come where I am going."

35 The Jews said to one another, "Where does this man plan to go? Does he think we can't find him? Will he go where our people live scattered among the Greeks? Will he go there to teach the Greeks?

36 What did he mean when he said, 'You will look for me, but you won't find me'? And, 'You can't come where I am going'?"

37 It was the last and most important day of the Feast. Jesus stood up and spoke in a loud voice. He said, "Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.

38 Does anyone believe in me? Then, just as Scripture says, streams of living water will flow from inside him."