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John 7:36 KJV
John · chapter 7 · verse 36
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?John 7:36 · King James Version
John 7:36 in context
34Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.
35Then said the Jews 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 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?
37In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
38He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sayinglogosof speech, a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea, what someone…G3056 →
- cannotouno, not in direct questions expecting an affirmative answerG3756 →
- cannotdynamaito be able, have power whether by virtue of one s own ability and resources, or of a…G1410 →
- saideiponto speak, sayG2036 →
- seekzēteōto seek in order to find, to seek a thing, to seek [in order to find out] by thinking…G2212 →
- findheyriskōto come upon, hit upon, to meet with, after searching, to find a thing sought, without…G2147 →
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Here is, I. Christ's public preaching in the temple (Joh 7:14): He went up into the temple, and taught, according to his custom when he was at Jerusalem. His business was to preach the gospel of the kingdom, and he did it in every place of concourse.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-36