Saying 38: You Will Seek Me and Not Find Me
You have often wanted to hear these words from me and had no one else to hear them from; there will be days when you look for me and will not find me.
Commentary
The urgency underneath the whole book. Understanding is available now and will not always be; compare saying 92, where the offer has already begun to close.
Parallels
John 7:34–36; John 13:33
Sayings on the same themes
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