Other translations
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?
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“What is this statement that he spoke?: 'You will seek me and will not find me, and wherever I am, you are not able to come?' “
Darby Bible Translation
What word is this which he said, Ye shall seek me and shall not find me; and where I am ye cannot come?
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
What is this saying that he hath said: You shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, you cannot come?
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, ye cannot come?
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
What does he mean by saying, ‘You will seek me and you will not find me,’ and, ‘Where I am you cannot come’?”
God's Word
What does he mean when he says, 'You will look for me, but you won't find me,' and 'You can't go where I'm going'?"
Holman Christian Standard Bible
What is this remark He made: 'You will look for Me, and you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come?"
International Standard Version
What does this statement mean that he said, 'You'll look for me but won't find me,' and, 'Where I am, you cannot come'?"
NET Bible
What did he mean by saying, 'You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come'?"
New American Standard Bible
"What is this statement that He said, 'You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come '?"
New International Version
What did he mean when he said, 'You will look for me, but you will not find me,' and 'Where I am, you cannot come'?"
New Living Translation
What does he mean when he says, 'You will search for me but not find me,' and 'You cannot go where I am going'?"
Webster's Bible Translation
What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye will seek me, and will not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?
Weymouth New Testament
What do those words of his mean, 'You will look for me, but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come'?"
The 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'?"
EasyEnglish Bible
He said, “You will look for me, but you will not find me.” And he also said, “You cannot go to the place where I will be.” What does he mean?’
Young‘s Literal Translation
what is this word that he said, Ye will seek me, and ye shall not find? and, Where I am, ye are not able to come?'
New Life Version
What does He mean when He says, ‘You will look for Me but you will not find Me, and where I go, you cannot come’ ?”
Revised Geneva Translation
“What saying is this that He said, ‘You shall seek Me, and shall not find Me’? And, ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”
The Voice Bible
What do you think He means, “You will look for Me, but you will not be able to find Me,” and, “Where I am, you are unable to come”?
Living Bible
What does he mean about our looking for him and not being able to find him, and, ‘You won’t be able to come where I am’?”
New Catholic Bible
What does he mean when he says, ‘You will search for me, but you will be unable to find me,’ and ‘Where I am you cannot come’?”
Legacy Standard Bible
What is this statement that He said, ‘You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come’ ?”
Jubilee Bible 2000
What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me and shall not find me, and where I shall be ye shall not be able to come?
Christian Standard Bible
What is this remark he made: ‘You will look for me, and you will not find me; and where I am, you cannot come’ ?”
Amplified Bible © 1954
What does this statement of His mean, You will look for Me and not be able to find Me, and, Where I am, you cannot come?
New Century Version
What did he mean when he said, ‘You will look for me, but you will not find me,’ and ‘You cannot come where I am’ ?”
The Message
The Jews put their heads together. “Where do you think he is going that we won’t be able to find him? Do you think he is about to travel to the Greek world to teach the Jews? What is he talking about, anyway: ‘You will look for me, but you won’t find me,’ and ‘Where I am, you can’t come’?”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
What does he mean by saying, ‘You will be looking for me and will not find me, and where I am going to be, you cannot come’?”
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament
What can it mean, · this saying of his: ‘You will look for me but you will not find me,’ and ‘Where I am you cannot go’?”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
What does he mean by saying, ‘You will search for me and you will not find me’ and ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”
New Matthew Bible
What manner of saying is this that he said: You will seek me, and will not find me, and where I am, there you cannot come?
Good News Translation®
He says that we will look for him but will not find him, and that we cannot go where he will be. What does he mean?”
Wycliffe Bible
What is this word, which he said, Ye shall seek me, and ye shall not find me; and where I am, ye be not able to come? [What is this word, that he said, Ye shall seek me, and ye shall not find; and where I am, ye may not come?]
New Testament for Everyone
What does he mean when he says, ‘You’ll look for me and you won’t find me,’ and ‘Where I am, you can’t come’?”
Contemporary English Version
What did he mean by saying that we will look for him, but won't find him? Why can't we go where he is going?”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
What does he mean by saying, ‘You will seek me and you will not find me,’ and, ‘Where I am you cannot come’?”
J.B. Phillips New Testament
This made the Jews say to each other, “Where is he going to hide himself so that we cannot find him? Surely he’s not going to our refugees among the Greeks to teach Greeks? What does he mean when he says, ‘You will look for me and you will never find me’ and ‘You cannot come where I shall be’?”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
What does he mean by saying, ‘You will search for me, but you will not find me’ and ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
What does he mean by saying, “You will search for me and you will not find me” and, “Where I am, you cannot come”?’
Common English Bible © 2011
What does he mean when he says, ‘You will look for me, but you won’t find me, and where I am you can’t come’?”
Amplified Bible © 2015
What does this statement of His mean, ‘You will look for Me, and will not [be able to] find Me; and where I am, you cannot come’?”
English Standard Version Anglicised
What does he mean by saying, ‘You will seek me and you will not find me’, and, ‘Where I am you cannot come’ ?”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
What is the meaning of his saying, ‘You will look for me and not find [me], and where I am you cannot come’?”
New American Standard Bible
What is this statement that He said, ‘You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come’ ?”
The Expanded Bible
What did he mean when he said, ‘You will look for me, but you will not find me,’ and ‘You cannot come where I am’?”
Tree of Life Version
What did He mean by saying, ‘You will look for Me but will not find Me. Where I am, you cannot come’?”
Revised Standard Version
What does he mean by saying, ‘You will seek me and you will not find me,’ and, ‘Where I am you cannot come’?”
New International Reader's Version
What did he mean when he said, ‘You will look for me, but you won’t find me’? And what did he mean when he said, ‘You can’t come where I am going’?”
BRG Bible
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?
Complete Jewish Bible
And when he says, ‘You will look for me and not find me; indeed, where I am, you cannot come’ — what does he mean?”
Worldwide English (New Testament)
What does he mean by this: "You will look for me and will not find me. You will not be able to go to the place where I will be"?'
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
What does he mean by saying, “You will search for me and you will not find me” and, “Where I am, you cannot come”?’
Orthodox Jewish Bible
What is this dvar which he said, You will seek me and will not find me and where Ani Hu, you are not able to come?
Names of God Bible
What does he mean when he says, ‘You will look for me, but you won’t find me,’ and ‘You can’t go where I’m going’?”
Modern English Version
What kind of saying is this which He said, ‘You will look for Me and you will not find Me. And where I am, you cannot come’ ? ”
Easy-to-Read Version
He says, ‘You will look for me, but you will not find me.’ He also says, ‘You cannot come where I am.’ What does this mean?”
International Children’s Bible
This man says, ‘You will look for me but you will not find me.’ He also says, ‘You cannot come where I am.’ What does this mean?”
Lexham English Bible
What is this saying that he said, ‘You will seek me and will not find me, and where I am, you cannot come’?”
New International Version - UK
What did he mean when he said, “You will look for me, but you will not find me,” and “Where I am, you cannot come” ?’
Disciples Literal New Testament
What is this statement that He said: ‘You will seek Me and will not find Me. And where I am, you are not able to come’?”