I am going away; you will seek me
Jesus said again, “I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sin; where I am going you cannot come.”
Ask how unbelievers seek him, and how those who do not come where the Word goes die in their sin.
Greek
Εἶπεν οὖν πάλιν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Ἐγὼ ὑπάγω καὶ ζητήσετέ με, καὶ ἐν τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ ὑμῶν ἀποθανεῖσθε· ὅπου ἐγὼ ὑπάγω ὑμεῖς οὐ δύνασθε ἐλθεῖν.
Ζητητέον πῶς οἱ μὴ πιστεύοντες ζητοῦσιν αὐτόν, καὶ πῶς ἐν τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ ἀποθνήσκουσιν οἱ μὴ ἐρχόμενοι ὅπου ὑπάγει ὁ λόγος.
About this text
Origen’s Commentary on John, Book 19 (later tomoi). Complete on this page: §§1–23.
English follows Preuschen, Origenes Werke IV (GCS 10, 1903). Heine FOTC was not used as wording. This page is Book 19 §§1–23 of the later books (13, 19, 20, 28, 32).
Witnesses
- Copy-text Preuschen, Origenes Werke IV = GCS 10 (1903) (Greek · Book 19 §§1–23)
English is newly prepared for study from the stated edition. Open Greek on each section for the source text. This is not a complete critical edition.