{"id":686,"date":"2009-10-15T05:00:21","date_gmt":"2009-10-15T11:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=686"},"modified":"2022-01-14T13:11:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T19:11:31","slug":"john-732-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=686","title":{"rendered":"John 7:32-36"},"content":{"rendered":"

32<\/sup> The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning Him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take Him. <\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

33<\/sup> Then Jesus said to them, \u201cI shall be with you a little while longer, and then I go to Him who sent Me. <\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

34<\/sup> You will seek Me and not find Me, and where I am you cannot come.\u201d <\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

35<\/sup> Then the Jews said among themselves, \u201cWhere does He intend to go that we shall not find Him? Does He intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks? <\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

36<\/sup> What is this thing that He said, \u2018You will seek Me and not find Me, and where I am you cannot come\u2019?\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

The Pharisees hated Him, and especially that everyone was talking about Him (v.32). They sent soldiers for Him but they couldn’t touch Him. Instead, they listened to what He had to say (v. 45<\/span><\/a>).<\/h3>\n

and then I go (v.33) \u2014 of His own will. They tried to get rid of Him. He said He would<\/u> be with them until He chose to leave.<\/h3>\n

seek and not find (verse 34) \u2014 said to the Jewish people who would look for the Messiah.<\/h3>\n

not find me (verse 34) \u2014 because 1) He would be in heaven, and 2) their unbelief<\/h3>\n

They thought He was going to the Jews who lived among the Greeks throughout the Roman Empire and that He would teach the Greeks also (v.35).<\/h3>\n