ThenHe saidagainto them, "I goaway,and you will seekMe, and will diein your sin;whereI am going,you cannotcome."
"As the LORDyour Godlives,thereis nonationor kingdomwheremy masterhas not sentto searchfor you; and when they said,'He is not [here],' he made the kingdomor nationswearthat they could not findyou.
"His bonesare fullof his youthfulvigor,But it liesdownwith him in the dust.
When a wickedmandies,[his] expectationwill perish,And the hopeof strongmenperishes.
The wickedis thrustdownby his wrongdoing,But the righteoushasa refugewhen he dies.
"Nolongerwill there be in it an infant[who lives but a few] days,Or an oldmanwhodoes not liveout his days;For the youthwill dieat the ageof one hundredAnd the one who does not reachthe ageof one hundredWill be [thought] accursed.
"For I sayto you, from nowon you will not seeMe untilyou say,BLESSEDIS HE WHO COMESIN THE NAMEOF THE LORD!'"
"ThenHe will alsosayto thoseon His left,Departfrom Me, accursedones, into the eternalfirewhich has been preparedfor the deviland his angels;
"Thesewill go awayinto eternalpunishment,but the righteousinto eternallife."
But He was sayingthisto indicatethe kindof deathby whichHe was to die.
SoJesussaidto them, "For a littlewhilelongerthe Lightis amongyou. Walkwhileyou havethe Light,sothat darknesswill not overtakeyou; he who walksin the darknessdoes not knowwherehe goes.
"Little children,I amwith you a little whilelonger.You will seekMe; and as I saidto the Jews,nowI alsosayto you, 'WhereI am going,you cannotcome.'
"You will seekMe, and will not findMe; and whereI am,you cannotcome."
"Whatis thisstatementthat He said,You will seekMe, and will not findMe; and whereI am,you cannotcome'?"
"ThereforeI saidto you that you will diein your sins;for unlessyou believethat I am[He], you will diein your sins."
And you were deadin your trespassesand sins,