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John 7:34–36

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Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.
Then 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?
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?
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From verse 34

  1. John 13:33–36Rank 1 from verse 34
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    33Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.

    34A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

    35By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

    36¶ Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.

  2. Proverbs 1:24–31Rank 2 from verse 34
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    24¶ Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

    25But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

    26I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

    27When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

    28Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

    29For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:

    30They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

    31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

  3. Hosea 5:6Rank 3 from verse 34
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    6They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.

  4. John 14:3Rank 4 from verse 34
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    3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

  5. John 14:6Rank 5 from verse 34
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    6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

  6. John 17:24Rank 6 from verse 34
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    24Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

  7. John 8:21–24Rank 7 from verse 34
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    21Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.

    22Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.

    23And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

    24I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

  8. Luke 13:34–35Rank 8 from verse 34
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    34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

    35Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

  9. Luke 13:24–25Rank 9 from verse 34
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    24¶ Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

    25When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:

  10. Luke 17:22–23Rank 10 from verse 34
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    22And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.

    23And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.

  11. Matthew 23:39Rank 11 from verse 34
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    39For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

From verse 35

  1. James 1:1Rank 1 from verse 35
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    1JAMES, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

  2. 1 Peter 1:1Rank 2 from verse 35
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    1PETER, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

  3. Isaiah 11:12Rank 3 from verse 35
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    12And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

  4. Zephaniah 3:10Rank 4 from verse 35
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    10From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.

  5. Isaiah 11:10Rank 5 from verse 35
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    10¶ And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

  6. John 12:20Rank 6 from verse 35
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    20¶ And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:

  7. 1 Timothy 2:7Rank 7 from verse 35
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    7Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.

  8. 2 Timothy 1:11Rank 8 from verse 35
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    11Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

  9. Acts 11:18Rank 9 from verse 35
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    18When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.

  10. Acts 13:46–48Rank 10 from verse 35
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    46Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

    47For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

    48And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

  11. Acts 21:21Rank 11 from verse 35
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    21And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.

  12. Acts 22:21Rank 12 from verse 35
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    21And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.

  13. Colossians 1:27Rank 13 from verse 35
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    27To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

  14. Ephesians 3:8Rank 14 from verse 35
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    8Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

  15. Isaiah 27:12–13Rank 15 from verse 35
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    12¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel.

    13And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the Lord in the holy mount at Jerusalem.

  16. Isaiah 49:6Rank 16 from verse 35
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    6And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

  17. John 8:22Rank 17 from verse 35
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    22Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.

  18. Luke 2:32Rank 18 from verse 35
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    32A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

  19. Matthew 12:21Rank 19 from verse 35
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    21And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.

  20. Psalms 67:1–2Rank 20 from verse 35
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    1GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.

    2That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.

  21. Psalms 98:2–3Rank 21 from verse 35
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    2The Lord hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.

    3He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

From verse 36

  1. John 3:9Rank 1 from verse 36
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    9Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

  2. 1 Corinthians 2:14Rank 2 from verse 36
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    14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

  3. John 7:34Rank 3 from verse 36
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    34Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.

  4. John 12:34Rank 4 from verse 36
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    34The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

  5. John 16:17–18Rank 5 from verse 36
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    17Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?

    18They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.

  6. John 3:4Rank 6 from verse 36
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    4Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?

  7. John 6:41Rank 7 from verse 36
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    41The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.

  8. John 6:52Rank 8 from verse 36
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    52The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

  9. John 6:60Rank 9 from verse 36
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    60Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

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John 7:34

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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find

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To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.

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John 7:35

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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find

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To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.

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dispersed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of disperse, meaning to scatter, spread, distribute, or send persons or things apart among different places, peoples, or hearers.

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teach

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To instruct, inform, train, show, counsel, or communicate knowledge or doctrine.

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John 7:36

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

find

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To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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7:32¶ The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.

7:33Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.

7:34Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.

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7:35Then 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?

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7:36What 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?

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