John 7:35

Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	οὖν oun	G3767	(adverbially) certainly · conjunction
said	εἶπον eipon	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
Jews	Ἰουδαῖοι Ioudaioi	G2453	Judæan · noun — nominative plural masculine, a people name
among	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
themselves	ἑαυτούς· he'autous	G1438	him- (her- · reflexive pronoun
Whither	ποῦ pou	G4226	as adverb of place · adverb — interrogative
will	μέλλει mellei	G3195	to intend · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
he	οὗτος houtos	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
go	πορεύεσθαι poreuesthai	G4198	to traverse · verb — present middle or passive deponent infinitive
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
we	ἡμεῖς hēmeîs	G2249	we (only used when emphatic)
shall	εὑρήσομεν heurēsomen	G2147	to find (literally or figuratively) · verb — future active indicative, 1st person plural
not	οὐχ ouch	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
find	εὑρίσκω heurískō	G2147	to find (literally or figuratively)
him	αὐτόν; auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
he	μέλλει mellei	G3195	to intend · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
go	πορεύεσθαι poreuesthai	G4198	to traverse · verb — present middle or passive deponent infinitive
unto	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
dispersed	διασπορὰν diasporan	G1290	dispersion · noun — accusative singular feminine
Gentiles	Ἑλλήνων Hellēnōn	G1672	a Hellen (Grecian) or inhabitant of Hellas · noun — genitive plural masculine, a people or place name
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
teach	διδάσκειν didaskein	G1321	to teach (in the same broad application) · verb — present active infinitive
Gentiles	Ἕλληνας; Hellēnas	G1672	a Hellen (Grecian) or inhabitant of Hellas · noun — accusative plural masculine, a people or place name

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Cross-references

James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
Isaiah 11:12 And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from th…
Zephaniah 3:10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.
1 Peter 1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Isaiah 11:10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest s…
John 12:20 And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:
Psalms 67:1-2 God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
Psalms 98:2-3 The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 7:14-36

Here is, I. Christ's public preaching in the temple (Joh 7:14): He went up into the temple, and taught, according to his custom when he was at Jerusalem. His business was to preach the gospel of the kingdom, and he did it in every place of concourse. His sermon is not recorded, because, probably, it was to the same purport with the sermons he had preached in Galilee, which were recorded by the other evangelists. For the gospel is the same to the plain and to the polite. But that which is observable here is that it was about the midst of the feast; the fourth or fifth day of the eight. Whether he did not come up to Jerusalem till the middle of the feast, or whether he came up at the beginning…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 7:35

Whither will he go, &c.--They cannot comprehend Him, but seem awed by the solemn grandeur of His warning. He takes no notice, however, of their questions.

Adam Clarke on John 7:35

The dispersed among the Gentiles - Or Greeks. By the dispersed, are meant here the Jews who were scattered through various parts of that empire which Alexander the Great had founded, in Greece, Syria, Egypt, and Asia Minor, where the Greek language was used, and where the Jewish Scriptures in the Greek version of the Septuagint were read. Others suppose that the Gentiles themselves are meant - others, that the ten tribes which had been long lost are here intended.

John Gill on John 7:35

Then said the Jews among themselves,.... That is, the unbelieving, scoffing Jews; it may be the officers, at least some of them, that were sent to take him: whither will he go that we shall not find him? what distant, or obscure part of the world will he betake himself to, and there hide himself, that so he cannot be found? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles? or Greeks; and so may design the Jews, who were scattered abroad in the times of the Grecian monarchy, under the successors of Alexander, and particularly Antiochus, in distinction from the Babylonish dispersion; or the strangers scattered through Pontus Galatia, &c. to whom Peter writes, 1 Peter 1:1. The Arabic version…

The Church Fathers

Undoubtedly, by not receiving Christ, the "fount of water of life," they have begun to have "worn-out tanks," that is, synagogues for the use of the "dispersions of the Gentiles," in which the Holy Spirit no longer lingers, as for the time past He was wont to tarry in the temple before the advent of Christ, who is the true temple of God.
— Tertullian, An Answer to the Jews

(Hom. l. 3) They did not mean, that our Lord was going to the Gentiles for their hurt, but to teach them. Their anger had subsided, and they believed what He had said. Else they would not have thought of asking each other, What manner of saying is this that He said, Ye shall seek Me, and shall not find Me: and whither I am, ye cannot come.
— John Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Tract. xxxi. 10) Whither I go, i. e. to the bosom of the Father. This they did not at all understand: and yet even their mistake is an unwitting prophecy of our salvation; i. e. that our Lord would go to the Gentiles, not in His own person, but by His feet, i. e. His members. He sent to us those whom He had made His members, and so made us His members.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Captivities Of The Jews — The present article is confined to the forcible deportation of the Jew; from their native land, and their forcible detention, under the Assyrian or Babylonian kings. Captives of Israel.—The kingdom…
Captivity — (1.) Of Israel. The kingdom of the ten tribes was successively invaded by several Assyrian kings. Pul (q.v.) imposed a tribute on Menahem of a thousand talents of silver (2 Kings 15:19, 20; 1 Chr.…
Dispersion · Of the Jews, foretold — Of the Jews, foretold
Gentiles · The Jews: Dispersed amongst — The Jews: Dispersed amongst
Greece · . — .

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

John 7:35

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 7:14-36

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 7:35

Adam Clarke on John 7:35

John Gill on John 7:35

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John 7:35

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 7:14-36

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 7:35

Adam Clarke on John 7:35

John Gill on John 7:35

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on John 7:31-36

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 7:32-36