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And shall not find me (κα ουχ ευρησετε με). Future active indicative of ευρισκω. Jesus had said: "Seek and ye shall find" ([Refere…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
You shall seek me. This probably means simply, You shall seek the Messiah. Such will be your troubles, such the calamities that w…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me.—These words are to be interpreted in connection with John 8:21, where they are r…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.
No officers can arrest him now that he has gone up …
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
St. Augustine of Hippo: And many of the people believed in Him. Our Lord brought the poor and humble to be saved. The common peo…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
Jesus’ reply to the action gave a hint of his coming death. The declaration that he would go where he could neither be followed nor found excited t…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
You shall seek me. They sought Christ, to put him to death. Here Christ alludes to the ambiguous meaning of the word seek,
John Gill
JohnGill
You shall seek me
That is, the Messiah, who he was; meaning, that after his departure they should be in great distre…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The discourses of Jesus convinced many that he was the Messiah, but they did not have the courage to acknowledge it. It is a comfort to those who a…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
After our Lord spoke of the principle of His origin, He then mentions His end, that is, where He would go by dying.
First, the end of Christ…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson