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You will seekζητήσετέmeμεandκαὶwill notοὐχfind me,εὑρήσετεandκαὶwhereὅπουIἐγὼamεἰμὶyouὑμεῖςcannotοὐ δύνασθεcome.”ἐλθεῖν
John 7:34
Study it in the app“You will seek me and will not find me, and where I am you cannot come.””
With the Greek beneath
John 7:34, word by word
- You will seekζητήσετέzētēsete
seek
To go after something or someone until it is found.
Where else “zētēsete” appears- find meεὑρήσετεheurēsete
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heurēsete” appears- whereὅπουhopou
where
Where, wherever.
Where else “hopou” appears- amεἰμὶeimi
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “eimi” appears- cannotδύνασθεdynasthe
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynasthe” appears- comeἐλθεῖνelthein
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthein” appears
The context
33So Jesus said, “I am with you a little while longer, and then I go to the one who sent me.
34 · This verse (above)
35So the Jews said to one another, “Where is this man about to go that we will not find him? Is he about to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?
To study John 7 in a group
1. What it says
At the festival, what do the people think of Jesus, and what do the guards sent to arrest him say? (vv. 12, 40-46)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink” (v. 37). What does he promise the one who believes in him? (vv. 37-39)
3. How I live it
Nicodemus asked that Jesus be heard before being judged (v. 51). When is it wise for you to listen first before forming an opinion about someone?