John 7:36

Revised Standard Version

What does he mean by saying, 'You will seek me and you will not find me,' and, 'Where I am you cannot come'?"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
What is this remark he made: ‘You will look for me, and you will not find me; and where I am, you cannot come’

King James Version (1611)
What maner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seeke me, and shall not find me? and where I am, thither ye cannot come?

King James Version
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?

English Standard Version
What does he mean by saying, ‘You will seek me and you will not find me,' and, ‘Where I am you cannot come' ?"

New American Standard Bible
"What is this statement that He said, 'You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come'?"

New Century Version
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' ?"

Amplified Bible
"What does this statement of His mean, 'You will look for Me, and will not [be able to] find Me; and where I am, you cannot come'?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"What is this statement that He said, 'You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come'?"

Legacy Standard Bible
What is this statement that He said, ‘You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come'?"

Berean Standard Bible
What does He mean by saying, 'You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,' and, 'Where I am, you cannot come'?"

Contemporary English Version
What did he mean by saying that we will look for him, but won't find him? Why can't we go where he is going?"

Complete Jewish Bible
And when he says, ‘You will look for me and not find me; indeed, where I am, you cannot come' — what does he mean?"

Darby Translation
What word is this which he said, Ye shall seek me and shall not find [me]; and where I am ye cannot come?

Easy-to-Read Version
He says, ‘You will look for me, but you will not find me.' He also says, ‘You cannot come where I am.' What does this mean?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
What saying is this that hee saide, Ye shall seeke mee, and shall not finde mee? and where I am, cannot ye come?

George Lamsa Translation
What does this word mean which he said, You will seek me and you will not find me; and where I am you cannot come?

Good News Translation
He says that we will look for him but will not find him, and that we cannot go where he will be. What does he mean?"

Lexham English Bible
What is this saying that he said, ‘You will seek me and will not find me, and where I am, you cannot come'?"

Literal Translation
What is this word which He said, You will seek Me and will not find Me , and, Where I am, you are not able to come?

American Standard Version
What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, ye cannot come?

Bible in Basic English
What is this saying of his, You will be looking for me and will not see me, and where I am you may not come?

Hebrew Names Version
What is this word that he said, 'You will seek me, and won't find me; and where I am, you can't come?'"

International Standard Version
What does this statement mean that he made,said">[fn] 'You will look for me but will not find me,' and 'Where I will be, you cannot come'?"

Etheridge Translation
What is this word he hath said, You shall seek me, and not find me; and where I am you cannot come ?

Murdock Translation
What means this speech he uttered: Ye will seek me, and will not find me; and where I am, ye cannot come?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
What [maner of] saying is this that he sayde, ye shall seke me, and shall not fynde me: and where I am, thyther can ye not come?

English Revised Version
What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, ye cannot come?

World English Bible
What is this word that he said, 'You will seek me, and won't find me; and where I am, you can't come?'"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
What saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me? And where I am, ye cannot come?

Weymouth's New Testament
What do those words of his mean, `You will look for me, but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come'?"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
What is this word, which he seide, Ye schulen seke me, and ye schulen not fynde; and where Y am, ye moun not come?

Update Bible Version
What is this word that he said, You shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, you cannot come?

Webster's Bible Translation
What [manner of] saying is this that he said, Ye will seek me, and will not find [me]: and where I am, [thither] ye cannot come?

New English Translation
What did he mean by saying, ‘You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come'?"

New King James Version
What is this thing that He said, "You will seek Me and not find Me, and where I am you cannot come'?"

New Living Translation
What does he mean when he says, ‘You will search for me but not find me,' and ‘You cannot go where I am going'?"

New Life Bible
What does He mean when He says, ‘You will look for Me but you will not find Me, and where I go, you cannot come' ?"

New Revised Standard
What does he mean by saying, ‘You will search for me and you will not find me' and ‘Where I am, you cannot come'?"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
What, is this which he said: Ye shall seek me and not find me, and, where, I, am, ye, cannot come?

Douay-Rheims Bible
What is this saying that he hath said: You shall seek me and shall not find me? And: Where I am, you cannot come?

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
What maner of sayinge is this that he sayde: ye shall seke me and shall not fynde me: and where I am thyther can ye not come?

Young's Literal Translation
what is this word that he said, Ye will seek me, and ye shall not find? and, Where I am, ye are not able to come?'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
What maner of sayenge is this, that he sayeth: ye shal seke me, and not fynde me: and where I am, thither can not ye come?

Mace New Testament (1729)
what does he mean by saying, "ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I go, thither ye cannot come?"

Simplified Cowboy Version
They kept wondering what Jesus meant when he said, "You cannot go where I'm headed."

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ About the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught. ¹⁵ The Jews marveled at it, saying, "How is it that this man has learning, when he has never studied?" ¹⁶ So Jesus answered them, "My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me; ¹⁷ if any man's will is to do his will, he shall know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority. ¹⁸ He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood. ¹⁹ Did not Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me?" ²⁰ The people answered, "You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?" ²¹ Jesus answered them, "I did one deed, and you all marvel at it. ²² Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man upon the sabbath. ²³ If on the sabbath a man receives circumcision, so that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because on the sabbath I made a man's whole body well?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

manner: John 3:4, John 3:9, John 6:41, John 6:52, John 6:60, John 12:34, John 16:17, John 16:18

Ye shall: John 7:34, 1 Corinthians 2:14

Reciprocal: Proverbs 1:23 - behold Mark 14:22 - this John 10:6 - they understood not Acts 17:20 - strange

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.