John 7:36
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?
KJV
τίς ἐστιν ὁ λόγος οὗτος ὃν εἶπεν· ζητήσετέ με καὶ οὐχ εὑρήσετέ, καὶ ὅπου εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὑμεῖς οὐ δύνασθε ἐλθεῖν;
Greek NT
quis est hic sermo, quem dixit : Quæretis me, et non invenietis : et ubi sum ego, vos non potestis venire ?
Vulgate
What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, ye cannot come?
ASV
What is this saying that he hath said: You shall seek me and shall not find me? And: Where I am, you cannot come?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- ὁ λόγος οὗτος — SBLGNT
- ὁ λόγος οὗτος — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- οὗτος ὁ λόγος — Robinson-Pierpont
- εὑρήσετέ — SBLGNT
- εὑρήσετέ — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
- + με — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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