Is Jesus the Christ?
John 7:36
In 9 translations
- BSB
- What does He mean by saying, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and, ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”
- KJV
- 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?
- WEB
- What is this word that he said, ‘You will seek me, and won’t find me;’ and ‘Where I am, you can’t come’?”
- ASV
- What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, ye cannot come?
- LSV
- What is this word that He said, You will seek Me, and you will not find? And, Where I am, you are not able to come?”
- YLT
- 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?'
- DBY
- What word is this which he said, Ye shall seek me and shall not find [me]; and where I am ye cannot come?
- DRC
- What is this saying that he hath said: You shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, you cannot come?
- GNV
- What saying is this that hee saide, Ye shall seeke mee, and shall not finde mee? and where I am, cannot ye come?
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Westcott–Hort, Greek reading followed by the King James Version include με (“Me”); Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place οὗτος elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
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- SBLGNT: ὁ λόγος οὗτος. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὁ λόγος οὗτος; Robinson–Pierpont read οὗτος ὁ λόγος.
- SBLGNT: εὑρήσετε. Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read εὑρήσετε; Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition add με.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- τίς ἐστιν ὁ λόγος οὗτος ὃν εἶπε· Ζητήσετέ με καὶ οὐχ εὑρήσετε, καὶ ὅπου εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὑμεῖς οὐ δύνασθε ἐλθεῖν;
- RP2018
- Τίς ἐστιν οὗτος ὁ λόγος ὃν εἶπεν, Ζητήσετέ με, καὶ οὐχ εὑρήσετε· καὶ ὅπου εἰμὶ ἐγώ, ὑμεῖς οὐ δύνασθε ἐλθεῖν;
- TR-Boyd
- Τίς ἐστιν οὗτος ὁ λόγος ὃν εἶπε, Ζητήσετέ με, καὶ οὐχ εὑρήσετε· καὶ ὅπου εἰμὶ ἐγώ, ὑμεῖς οὐ δύνασθε ἐλθεῖν;
- SCR1894
- τις εστιν ουτος ο λογος ον ειπεν ζητησετε με και ουχ ευρησετε και οπου ειμι εγω υμεις ου δυνασθε ελθειν
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Cross-references most cited first
- John 3:9“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
- John 7:34You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”
- John 12:34The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
- John 6:41At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
- John 6:52At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
- John 3:4“How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”
- John 6:60On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”
- John 16:17–18Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?” They kept asking,…
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