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Whatτίςdoesἐστινthisοὗτοςsayingὁ λόγοςmeanἐστινthatὃνhe said,εἶπε‘You will seekΖητήσετέmeμεandκαὶwill notοὐχfind me,εὑρήσετεandκαὶwhereὅπουIἐγὼamεἰμὶyouὑμεῖςcannotοὐ δύνασθεcome’?”ἐλθεῖν
John 7:36
Study it in the app“What does this saying mean that he said, ‘You will seek me and will not find me, and where I am you cannot come’?””
With the Greek beneath
John 7:36, word by word
- doesἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- sayingλόγοςlogos
word
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logos” appears- he saidεἶπεeipe
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipe” appears- ‘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- cannotδύνασθεdynasthe
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynasthe” appears- come’ἐλθεῖνelthein
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthein” appears
The context
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?
36 · This verse (above)
37Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.
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?