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John 7:34

Ye shall seek me, and ye shall not find me; and where I am, ye may not come (or ye cannot come).

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.

In Context

33Therefore Jesus said to them, Yet a little time I am with you, and (then) I go to the Father, that sent me.

35Therefore the Jews said to themselves, Whither shall this go, for we shall not find him? whether he will go into the scattering of heathen men, and will teach the heathen? (And so the Jews said to themselves, Where shall he go, that we shall not be able to find him? shall he go unto the Dispersion among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?)

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Cross References

Hosea 5:6In their flocks and in their droves, they go to seek the Lord, and they shall not find (him); he is taken away from them. (With their flocks and their herds, they go to seek the Lord, but they shall not find him; for he hath taken himself away from them.)

Luke 13:24Strive ye to enter by the strait gate (or Strive to enter by the narrow gate); for I say to you, many seek to enter [in], and they shall not be able (to).

Luke 17:22And he said to his disciples, Days shall come, when ye shall desire to see one day of man’s Son, and ye shall not see (it).

John 13:33Little sons, yet a little I am with you; ye shall seek me, and, as I said to the Jews, Whither I go, ye may not come, (or Where I go, ye cannot come); and to you I say (it) now.

John 14:6Jesus saith to him, I am (the) way, (the) truth, and (the) life; no man cometh to the Father, but by me.

Matthew Henry on John 7:15-37

Christ at the Feast of Tabernacles. 14 Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. 15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? 16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. 17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. 18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and… Read the whole commentary →

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