John 7:36

36 What did he mean when he said, 'You will look for me, but you will not find me,' and 'You cannot come where I am'?"

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 will not find me. And you cannot come where I am."

35 The Jews said to each other, "Where will this man go so we cannot find him? Will he go to the Greek cities where our people live and teach the Greek people there?

36 What did he mean when he said, 'You will look for me, but you will not find me,' and 'You cannot come where I am'?"

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

38 If anyone believes in me, rivers of living water will flow out from that person's heart, as the Scripture says."