John 7:44

And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
some	τινὲς tines	G5100	some or any person or object · indefinite pronoun — nominative plural masculine
of	ἐξ ex	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
them	αὐτῶν autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
have	ἤθελον ēthelon	G2309	to determine (as an active option from subjective impul… · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural
taken	πιάσαι piasai	G4084	to squeeze · verb — aorist active infinitive
him	αὐτόν, auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
but	ἀλλ᾽ all᾽	G235	properly · conjunction
man	οὐδεὶς oudeis	G3762	not even one (man · adjective — nominative singular masculine
laid	ἐπέβαλεν epebalen	G1911	to throw upon (literal or figurative · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
hands	χεῖρας.¶ cheiras	G5495	the hand (literally or figuratively (power) · noun — accusative plural feminine
on	ἐπ᾽ ep᾽	G1909	properly · preposition
him	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine

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Cross-references

John 7:30 Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
Acts 23:11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou…
John 8:20 These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.
John 18:5-6 They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.
Acts 18:10 For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
Acts 27:23-25 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 7:37-44

In these verses we have, I. Christ's discourse, with the explication of it, Joh 7:37-39. It is probable that these are only short hints of what he enlarged upon, but they have in them the substance of the whole gospel; here is a gospel invitation to come to Christ, and a gospel promise of comfort and happiness in him. Now observe, 1. When he gave this invitation: On the last day of the feast of tabernacles, that great day. The eighth day, which concluded that solemnity, was to be a holy convocation, Lev 23:36. Now on this day Christ published this gospel-call, because (1.) Much people were gathered together, and, if the invitation were given to many, it might be hoped that some would accept…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 7:44

would have taken him; but, &c.--(See on Joh 7:30).

Adam Clarke on John 7:44

Would have taken him - Or, they wished to seize him. And this they would have done, and destroyed him too at that time, had they been unanimous; but their being divided in opinion, Joh 7:43, was the cause, under God, why his life was at that time preserved. How true are the words of the prophet: The wrath of man shall praise thee; and the remainder thereof thou wilt restrain! Psa 76:10.

John Gill on John 7:44

And some of them would have taken him,.... Some of the latter sort, who did not believe he was the Messiah; who were the most averse to him, and hot and furious against him; these were for seizing him at once in a violent manner, and for carrying him before the sanhedrim, as an impostor and blasphemer to be examined and tried, and judged by them, to whom it belonged to judge and determine concerning such persons: but no man laid hands on him; though they had a good will to it, no man had power to do it; they were held back and restrained by the providence of God; and were diverted from it upon one consideration or another; either fearing the people, or being awed by the majesty of Christ's…

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The Church Fathers

That is, because He Who had the power to control their designs, did not permit it.
— Alcuin of York ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

This, if nothing else, might have been sufficient to cause compunction in them, but they felt it not, as the Prophet saith, "They were cleft asunder, and were not pricked in heart." (Ps. xxxv. 15 LXX.)
— John Chrysostom, Homily on the Gospel of John 51

They who had been sent by the chief priests and Pharisees to take the Lord, made the dissension of the multitude with one another a seasonable pretext for their daring deed. For they imagined that they would with less dispute suffer them to bear Him away, as no longer careful what should befall Him, but that as having been an occasion of fighting and disturbance, they would be altogether glad at His being insulted. Yet no man laid hands on Him, not from reverence to Him, nor yet putting the bridle of piety upon their anger, but checked by His Might alone (for to its own season did He give to endure His Passion for us). And hardly is the device of the Jews appeased, restrained by the hindrance from above. For they might not attempt bloodshed before the time, but must await, ungodly though they be, the time of ungodliness.
— Cyril of Alexandria, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 5

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John 7:44

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 7:37-44

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 7:44

Adam Clarke on John 7:44

John Gill on John 7:44

The Church Fathers

John 7:44

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 7:37-44

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 7:44

Adam Clarke on John 7:44

John Gill on John 7:44

The Church Fathers

John Calvin on John 7:40-44

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 7:41-42