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The Book of John, Chapter 7, Verse 36

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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?
King James Version
What [manner of] saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find [me]: and where I am, [thither] ye cannot come?
American Standard Version
What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, ye cannot come?
New English Translation
Then the Pharisees answered,“You haven’t been deceived too, have you?
World English Bible
What is this word that he said, 'You will seek me, and won't find me; and where I am, you can't come'?"
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In the last day, that great [day] of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, ‹If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.›
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‹He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.›
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(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet [given]; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
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Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
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Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
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Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
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So there was a division among the people because of him.
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And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
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Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?
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The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.