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But of the multitude, many believed in him. They said, “When the Christ comes, he won’t do more signs than those which this man has done, will he?”
Verse 31. The faith of these was not at all sound, as appears from the following words, which they spoke. Saint John Chrysostom hom. xlix in Joan.
The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things concerning him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.
Verse 32. The Pharisees understood well enough that his words signified he was their Messias, and the true Son of God. And they sent some servants to seize him, and bring him to them. Witham.
Then Jesus said, “I will be with you a little while longer, then I go to him who sent me.
Verse 33. Yet a little while and I am with you: and then I go, and return to him that sent me, with whom I am always; but as man, I shall leave the world. Witham.
You will seek me and won’t find me. You can’t come where I am.”
Verse 34. And shall not find me. Some understand it, you shall wish me conversing with you, as at present, healing diseases, and so forth but as I shall suffer death shortly, you shall not find me. Others expound it, you shall seek for your Messias, but not owning me, who am truly he, you shall not find your Messias; and you cannot come to me in my kingdom of glory, because you will not believe in me. Witham.—Or where I shall be. The present tense is not unfrequently used for the future, by the hagiographers. See Calmet. 13:33.
The Jews therefore said among themselves, “Where will this man go that we won’t find him? Will he go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?
Verse 35. Will he go to the dispersed among the Gentiles, or to the dispersed Gentiles, and Jews among them to preach to them? Witham.
What is this word that he said, ‘You will seek me, and won’t find me;’ and ‘Where I am, you can’t come’?”