John 7:36

36 And when he says, `You will look for me and not find me; indeed, where I am, you cannot come' -- what does he mean?"

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 and not find me; indeed, where I am, you cannot come."

35 The Judeans said to themselves, "Where is this man about to go, that we won't find him? Does he intend to go to the Greek Diaspora and teach the Greek-speaking Jews?

36 And when he says, `You will look for me and not find me; indeed, where I am, you cannot come' -- what does he mean?"

37 Now on the last day of the festival, Hoshana Rabbah, Yeshua stood and cried out, "If anyone is thirsty, let him keep coming to me and drinking!

38 Whoever puts his trust in me, as the Scripture says, rivers of living water will flow from his inmost being!"