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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)
OET (OET-RV) You’ll look for me but won’t be able to find me, and you can’t go where I’ll be going.”
OET-LV You_all_will_be_seeking me, and you_all_˓will˒_ not _be_finding, me and where am I you_all, are_ not _being_able to_come.
SR-GNT Ζητήσετέ με, καὶ οὐχ εὑρήσετέ, με καὶ ὅπου εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὑμεῖς, οὐ δύνασθε ἐλθεῖν.” ‡
(Zaʸtaʸsete me, kai ouⱪ heuraʸsete, me kai hopou eimi egō humeis, ou dunasthe elthein.”)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT You will seek me, but you will not find me, and where I am, you will not be able to come.”
UST You will search for me, but you will not find me. You will not be able to come to the place where I will be.”
BSB You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”
BLB You will seek Me and will not find Me; and where I am, you are not able to come."
AICNT You will seek me and not find [me],[fn] and where I am, you cannot come [[there]].”[fn]
7:34, me: 𝔓75 B(03) NA28[ ] ‖ Absent from some manuscripts. 𝔓66 N(01) D(05) W(032) Latin(a b d e ff2) Syriac(sys syc) BYZ TR THGNT SBLGNT
7:34, there: Included in B(03) .
OEB You will look for me, and you will not find me; and you will not be able to come where I will be.’
LSB You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”
WEBBE You will seek me and won’t find me. You can’t come where I am.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come.”
LSV you will seek Me, and you will not find; and where I am, you are not able to come.”
FBV You'll search for me but you won't find me; and you can't come where I'm going.”
TCNT You will seek me, but you will not find me; and where I am going, you cannot come.”
T4T Then you will search for me, but you will not find me. And you will not be able to come to the place where I am.”
LEB You will seek me and will not find me,[fn][fn] and where I am, you cannot come.”
7:34 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
7:34 Some manuscripts explicitly state “me”
BBE You will be looking for me, and you will not see me: and where I am you may not come.
Moff No Moff YHN (JHN) book available
Wymth You will look for me and will not find me, and where I am you cannot come."
ASV Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, ye cannot come.
DRA You shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither you cannot come.
YLT ye will seek me, and ye shall not find; and where I am, ye are not able to come.'
Drby Ye shall seek me and shall not find [me], and where I am ye cannot come.
RV Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, ye cannot come.
(Ye/You_all shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, ye/you_all cannot come. )
SLT And ye shall seek me and shall not find: and where I am, ye cannot come.
Wbstr Ye will seek me, and will not find me : and where I am, thither ye cannot come.
KJB-1769 Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.
( Ye/You_all shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither/there ye/you_all cannot come. )
KJB-1611 Ye shall seeke me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither yee cannot come.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps Ye shall seke me, & shall not fynde me: & where I am thither can ye not come.
(Ye/You_all shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am thither/there can ye/you_all not come.)
Gnva Ye shall seeke me, and shall not finde me, and where I am, can ye not come.
(Ye/You_all shall seek me, and shall not find me, and where I am, can ye/you_all not come. )
Cvdl Ye shal seke me, & not fynde me: and where I am, thither can ye not come.
(Ye/You_all shall seek me, and not find me: and where I am, thither/there can ye/you_all not come.)
TNT Ye shall seke me and shall not fynde me: and where I am thyther can ye not come.
(Ye/You_all shall seek me and shall not find me: and where I am thither/there can ye/you_all not come. )
Wycl Ye schulen seke me, and ye schulen not fynde; and where Y am, ye may not come.
(Ye/You_all should seek me, and ye/you_all should not fynde; and where I am, ye/you_all may not come.)
Luth Ihr werdet mich suchen und nicht finden; und da ich bin, könnet ihr nicht hinkommen.
(You(pl) become me search_for and not find; and there I am, couldt you(pl)/their/her not hinkommen.)
ClVg Quæretis me, et non invenietis: et ubi ego sum, vos non potestis venire.[fn]
(Quæretis me, and not/no I_foundetis: and where I I_am, you not/no canis I_camere. )
7.34 Non potestis venire. Non ait poteritis, sed potestis. Tales enim tunc erant qui non possent, sicut et alibi dicit Petro: Non potes me sequi modo, sequeris autem postea Joan. 13., sic nec de istis datur desperatio.
7.34 Not/No canis I_camere. Not/No he_said will_be_ableis, but canis. Tales because then they_were who not/no they_could, like and alibi he_says Petro: Not/No potes me to_follow just/only, sequeris however afterwards Yoan. 13., so but_not from/about to_these datur desperatio.
UGNT ζητήσετέ με, καὶ οὐχ εὑρήσετέ; καὶ ὅπου εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὑμεῖς, οὐ δύνασθε ἐλθεῖν.
(zaʸtaʸsete me, kai ouⱪ heuraʸsete; kai hopou eimi egō humeis, ou dunasthe elthein.)
SBL-GNT ζητήσετέ με καὶ οὐχ ⸀εὑρήσετε, καὶ ὅπου εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὑμεῖς οὐ δύνασθε ἐλθεῖν.
(zaʸtaʸsete me kai ouⱪ ⸀heuraʸsete, kai hopou eimi egō humeis ou dunasthe elthein.)
RP-GNT Ζητήσετέ με, καὶ οὐχ εὑρήσετε· καὶ ὅπου εἰμὶ ἐγώ, ὑμεῖς οὐ δύνασθε ἐλθεῖν.
(Zaʸtaʸsete me, kai ouⱪ heuraʸsete; kai hopou eimi egō, humeis ou dunasthe elthein.)
TC-GNT Ζητήσετέ με, καὶ οὐχ [fn]εὑρήσετε· καὶ ὅπου εἰμὶ ἐγώ, ὑμεῖς οὐ δύνασθε ἐλθεῖν.
(Zaʸtaʸsete me, kai ouⱪ heuraʸsete; kai hopou eimi egō, humeis ou dunasthe elthein. )
7:34 ευρησετε ¦ ευρησετε με NA WH
Key for above GNTs: red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
7:1-52 This chapter is another account of Jesus during a Jewish festival, the Festival of Shelters. Jesus used elements of the festival to reveal his true identity to his Jewish compatriots and to show that he had fulfilled the festival’s essential meaning (see 7:37-39; 8:12).
Misunderstanding in the Gospel of John
Throughout John’s Gospel, people encountering Jesus misunderstood him (see John 3:4; 4:11, 33; 7:35; 11:12-13). They were divided over the question of Jesus’ identity. When they perceived what he was really saying, some wanted to arrest him while others wanted to become his followers (7:40-44). Only later, when Jesus’ disciples had received the Spirit, did they really understand his significance (see 16:12-13).
The world still lives in darkness and cannot understand the realities of life or of God (1:5, 10). Divine revelation is inaccessible to the world. In fact, when the light of God penetrates the darkness, exposing the ugliness of the world, many people flee deeper into the darkness because they prefer it to the light (3:19-20). Only the transforming power of God’s Spirit can provide understanding and help people see clearly as children of God (3:21; 8:12; 12:35-36, 46).
Passages for Further Study
Isa 6:8-13; 56:10-11; Matt 13:11-17; John 1:10-11; 3:19-20; John 7:32-36; 9:40-41; 12:40; Rom 1:21; 2 Cor 3:13-18; 4:3-4; 1 Jn 2:9-11; Rev 3:17
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure
ὅπου εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὑμεῖς, οὐ δύνασθε ἐλθεῖν
where am I you_all not ˓are˒_being_able ˓to˒_come
If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases. Alternate translation: [you will not be able to come to the place where I am]