John 7:32-36

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:34

Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me. Many interpretations are given of this. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:35

The Jews therefore said among themselves, Whither will this Man go, £ that we shall not find him? With their murderous designs they are blinded even to the meaning of his words. They pretend that he was not making any reference to their sworn purpose of rejecting his claims. They would not lift their thoughts to that eternal glory in which he would soon, by their own execrable acts, be enshrouded. They could not grasp the eternal life involved in the acceptance of the Father's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:36

What is this word ( λόγος ) which he spake, Ye shall seek me, and ye shall not find (me), £ and where I am, ye cannot come? This verse is simply a repetition of the Lord's sentence, which, notwithstanding their damaging interpretation and unconscious prophecy of great events, haunted them with a weird power, and left them, as his word left the officers who were silenced and paralyzed by it, with a sense of undiscovered and awful meaning. Both here and in John 7:45 we see that the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 7:32

The people murmured such things - That is, that the question was agitated whether he was the Messiah; that it excited debate and contention; and that the consequence was, he made many friends. They chose, therefore, if possible, to remove him from them. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 7:33

Yet a little while am I with you - It will not be long before my death. This is supposed to have been about six months before his death. This speech of Jesus is full of tenderness. They were seeking his life. He tells them that he is fully aware of it; that he will not be long with them; and implies that they should be diligent to seek him while he was yet with them. He was about to die, but they might now seek his favor and find it. When we remember that this was said to his persecutors and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 7:34

Ye shall seek me - This probably means simply, Ye shall seek the Messiah. Such will be your troubles, such the calamities that will come on the nation, that you will earnestly desire the coming of the Messiah. You will seek for a Deliverer, and will look for feign that he may bring deliverance. This does not mean that they would seek for Jesus and not be able to find him, but that they would desire the aid and comfort of the Messiah, and would be disappointed. Jesus speaks of himself as the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 7:35

The dispersed among the Gentiles - To the Jews scattered among the Gentiles, or living in distant parts of the earth. It is well known that at that time there were Jews dwelling in almost every land. There were multitudes in Egypt, in Asia Minor, in Greece, in Rome, etc., and in all these places they had synagogues. The question which they asked was whether he would leave an ungrateful country, and go into those distant nations and teach them.Gentiles - In the original, Greeks. All those who... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 7:30-32

John 7:30-32. Then they sought to take him “The defence which he made did not pacify his enemies, for some of them would gladly have apprehended him; however, none of them had the courage to lay hands on him, being restrained by Providence, because the season of his sufferings was not yet come.” And many of the people believed on him “In the mean time the miracle which he had lately performed on the infirm man was so great and so well known, and this defence, by which he justified... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 7:33-34

John 7:33-34. Then said Jesus Continuing his discourse, (from John 7:29,) which they had interrupted, Yet a little while am I with you My ministry among you is drawing toward a conclusion; you ought, therefore, while it lasts, to make the best possible improvement of it. For ye shall seek me, and shall not find me You shall earnestly desire my presence with you, but shall not obtain it. “This seeking for the Messiah was general through the nation, during the calamities in Judea,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 7:35-36

John 7:35-36. Then said the Jews, Whither will he go Jesus spake concerning his death, resurrection, and ascension, but the Jews did not understand him; for they imagined that he threatened to leave them, and go among their brethren of the dispersion. Will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles Greek, των Ελληνων , of the Greeks, that is, the Jews scattered abroad in different nations, Greece particularly; and teach the Gentiles Τους Ελληνας , the Greeks, the heathen themselves.... read more

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