John 7:25-35

²⁵So some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Is this Man not the one whom they are seeking to kill? ²⁶And yet look, He is speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to Him. The rulers do not really know that this is the Christ, do they? ²⁷However, we know where this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from.” ²⁸Then Jesus cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, “You both know Me and you know where I am from; and I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know. ²⁹I do know Him, because I am from Him, and He sent Me.” ³⁰So they were seeking to arrest Him; and yet no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come. ³¹But many of the crowd believed in Him; and they were saying, “When the Christ comes, He will not perform more signs than those which this man has done, will He?”

³²The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest Him. ³³Therefore Jesus said, “For a little while longer I am going to be with you, and then I am going to Him who sent Me. ³⁴You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.” ³⁵The Jews then said to one another, “Where does this Man intend to go that we will not find Him? He does not intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks, does He?