John Gill Commentary John 7:36

"What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, ye cannot come?" — John 7:36 (ASV)

What [manner] of saying is this that he said
It is not easy to be understood; and if that is not meant, which is suggested, what should he mean by saying, you shall seek me, and shall not find me, and where I am, there you
cannot come ?
repeating the words of Christ just now expressed by him.