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John 7:36 — Meaning and Application

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?”

John 7:36

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34

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

35

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? {Gentiles: or, Greeks}

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?

37

In 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.

38

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

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