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but no man laid hands on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now some of them wanted to take Him, but no one laid hands on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And some of them wanted to arrest Him, but no one laid hands on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Some of them were wanting to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Some of them wanted to arrest Him, but no one laid hands on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some of them wanted to seize him, but no one laid hands on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Some of them wanted to arrest him, but they couldn't.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Some wanted to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid hands on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Some of them would have arrested him, but no one laid hands on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Some of them wanted at once to arrest Him, but no one laid hands upon Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Some of them would have arrested him, but no one laid hands on him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And certain of them were willing to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Now some of them desired to seize Him, but no one laid the hands on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And certain of them were willing to seize him, but no one laid hands on him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And some of them wished to seize him; but none put hands upon him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And some of them would have apprehended him: but no man laid hands on him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now certain ones among them wanted to apprehended him, but no one laid hands upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Some of them even wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And there were some men among them, who wanted to seize him; but no man laid hands on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And there were people among them who wanted to seize him, but no man put hands on him.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And some of them desired to take him; but no one laid hands on him.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />and some of them wished to arrest Him; but no one laid hands on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Now some of them were desirous to apprehend him; but no one laid hands upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and some of them had a mind to seize him; but nobody laid hands on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Some of them wanted at once to arrest Him, but no one laid hands upon Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And some of them were wishing to seize Him; but no one laid hands on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And some among them would have seized Him: but no one laid hands on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/7-44.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=2629" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/7.htm">Division Regarding Jesus</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">43</span>So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus. <span class="reftext">44</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tines (IPro-NMP) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">Some</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ex (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">of</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/2309.htm" title="2309: ēthelon (V-IIA-3P) -- To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. ">wanted</a> <a href="/greek/4084.htm" title="4084: piasai (V-ANA) -- Probably another form of biazo; to squeeze, i.e. Seize (press), or officially (arrest), or in hunting (capture).">to seize</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him,</a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: all’ (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">but</a> <a href="/greek/3762.htm" title="3762: oudeis (Adj-NMS) -- No one, none, nothing. ">no one</a> <a href="/greek/1911.htm" title="1911: epebalen (V-AIA-3S) -- From epi and ballo; to throw upon; specially to reflect; impersonally, to belong to.">laid</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5495.htm" title="5495: cheiras (N-AFP) -- A hand. ">a hand</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: ep’ (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">45</span>Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-30.htm">John 7:30</a></span><br />So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-20.htm">John 8:20</a></span><br />He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-39.htm">John 10:39</a></span><br />At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-57.htm">John 11:57</a></span><br />But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-6.htm">John 18:6</a></span><br />When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-12.htm">John 18:12</a></span><br />Then the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-6.htm">John 19:6</a></span><br />As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-46.htm">Matthew 21:46</a></span><br />Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-29.htm">Luke 4:29-30</a></span><br />They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff. / But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-47.htm">Luke 19:47-48</a></span><br />Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him. / Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-26.htm">Acts 5:26</a></span><br />At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/21-30.htm">Acts 21:30-31</a></span><br />The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut. / While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/23-10.htm">Acts 23:10</a></span><br />The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Psalm 2:1-3</a></span><br />Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? / The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One: / “Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-13.htm">Psalm 31:13</a></span><br />For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.</p><p class="hdg">no man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/7-30.htm">John 7:30</a></b></br> Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/8-20.htm">John 8:20</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/18-5.htm">John 18:5,6</a></b></br> They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am <i>he</i>. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/7-32.htm">Arrest</a> <a href="/luke/22-54.htm">Arrested</a> <a href="/john/7-30.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/john/7-25.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/john/7-30.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/john/7-30.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/john/7-30.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/john/6-24.htm">Once</a> <a href="/john/7-32.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/john/7-30.htm">Wanted</a> <a href="/john/7-17.htm">Willing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/10-39.htm">Arrest</a> <a href="/john/8-20.htm">Arrested</a> <a href="/john/8-37.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/john/12-21.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/john/9-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/john/8-20.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/john/8-20.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/john/8-8.htm">Once</a> <a href="/john/10-28.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/john/16-19.htm">Wanted</a> <a href="/acts/18-21.htm">Willing</a><div class="vheading2">John 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/7-1.htm">Jesus reproves the ambition and boldness of his kinsmen;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/7-10.htm">goes up from Galilee to the feast of tabernacles;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/7-14.htm">teaches in the temple.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/7-40.htm">Various opinions of him among the people.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/7-45.htm">The Pharisees are angry that their officers took him not, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/7-50.htm">and chide with Nicodemus for taking his side.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Some of them wanted to seize Him</b><br>This phrase indicates the growing tension and division among the people regarding Jesus' identity and mission. The context of <a href="/john/7.htm">John 7</a> is the Feast of Tabernacles, a significant Jewish festival, where Jesus was teaching in the temple courts. The desire to seize Him reflects the hostility from some Jewish leaders and individuals who saw Jesus as a threat to their authority and religious traditions. This animosity is rooted in earlier confrontations, such as in <a href="/john/5-18.htm">John 5:18</a>, where Jesus' claims of equality with God incited anger. The desire to seize Him also fulfills the prophetic tension seen in <a href="/psalms/2.htm">Psalm 2:1-3</a>, where the nations conspire against the Lord's Anointed.<p><b>but no one laid a hand on Him</b><br>Despite the intent to capture Jesus, divine providence prevented any harm from coming to Him at this time. This restraint can be seen as a fulfillment of God's sovereign plan, as Jesus' hour had not yet come (<a href="/john/7-30.htm">John 7:30</a>). The inability to seize Him underscores the theme of divine protection and timing throughout the Gospels. It also highlights Jesus' authority and control over the situation, as seen in other instances where He eludes capture or harm until the appointed time (<a href="/john/8-20.htm">John 8:20</a>, <a href="/john/10-39.htm">John 10:39</a>). This phrase connects to the broader biblical narrative of God's protection over His chosen servants, as seen in the lives of figures like David and Daniel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>- Central figure in the Gospel of John, whose teachings and miracles are causing division among the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>- A diverse group of people in Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles, some of whom are hostile towards Jesus.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>- The setting for this event, where Jesus is teaching during the Feast of Tabernacles.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_pharisees_and_chief_priests.htm">The Pharisees and Chief Priests</a></b><br>- Religious leaders who are increasingly threatened by Jesus' influence and are seeking to arrest Him.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_feast_of_tabernacles.htm">The Feast of Tabernacles</a></b><br>- A significant Jewish festival during which Jesus is teaching, symbolizing God's provision and presence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_timing_and_protection.htm">Divine Timing and Protection</a></b><br>God's plans unfold according to His perfect timing. Jesus was not seized because His mission was not yet complete. Trust in God's timing in your own life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_opposition_vs._divine_purpose.htm">Human Opposition vs. Divine Purpose</a></b><br>Despite human opposition, God's purposes prevail. When facing opposition, remember that God's plans cannot be thwarted.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_hostility.htm">Courage in the Face of Hostility</a></b><br>Jesus continued His ministry despite threats. As believers, we are called to stand firm in our faith even when facing hostility.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_fear_and_faith.htm">The Role of Fear and Faith</a></b><br>The crowd's inability to seize Jesus shows the power of divine authority over human fear. Let faith in God's sovereignty overcome fear in challenging situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_jesus'_mission.htm">Understanding Jesus' Mission</a></b><br>Reflect on the significance of Jesus' mission and how it was protected until the right moment. Consider how this understanding impacts your view of His work in your life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_marriage_honorable_for_all.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'My hour has not yet come'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_stations_of_the_cross.htm">What are the Stations of the Cross?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_a_folded_napkin_mean_biblically.htm">What does the folded napkin symbolize in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_do_saul,_jonathan,_and_david_teach.htm">Is the resurrection spiritual or physical?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(44) <span class= "bld">And some of them would have taken him</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> those who asked "Doth the Christ, then, come out of Galilee?" (<a href="/john/7-41.htm" title="Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?">John 7:41</a>.) The officers of the Sanhedrin were present all this time (<a href="/john/7-32.htm" title="The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.">John 7:32</a>), and are immediately mentioned as distinct from the "some" of this verse.<p><span class= "bld">No man laid hands on him.</span>--Comp. <a href="/john/7-30.htm" title="Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.">John 7:30</a>. The reason is not here repeated. The fact is in part explained by the existence of a section who received Him as the Prophet and as the Christ, and in part by the power of His presence and words which impressed even the officers sent to take Him. (Comp. <a href="/john/18-6.htm" title="As soon then as he had said to them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.">John 18:6</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 44.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And some of them</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> of those who refused to accord him Messianic reception because he had not commenced his ministry at Bethlehem, and had not flaunted his Davidic ancestry. Some of the multitude were ready on their own account to act, or at least to aid or abet the baffled officers of state in their task: <span class="cmt_word">would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.</span> The same mysterious power, the same conflicting fear of the result among the enthusiastic crowd then waving their palm branches and shouting "the great Hosanna," nay, the all-wise providence of God, restrained them yet again. "His hour was not yet come." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/7-44.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Some</span><br /><span class="grk">τινὲς</span> <span class="translit">(tines)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> </span><span class="str2">Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐξ</span> <span class="translit">(ex)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> </span><span class="str2">From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῶν</span> <span class="translit">(autōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wanted</span><br /><span class="grk">ἤθελον</span> <span class="translit">(ēthelon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2309.htm">Strong's 2309: </a> </span><span class="str2">To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">to seize</span><br /><span class="grk">πιάσαι</span> <span class="translit">(piasai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4084.htm">Strong's 4084: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably another form of biazo; to squeeze, i.e. Seize (press), or officially (arrest), or in hunting (capture).</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him,</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτόν</span> <span class="translit">(auton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀλλ’</span> <span class="translit">(all’)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> </span><span class="str2">But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no one</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐδεὶς</span> <span class="translit">(oudeis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3762.htm">Strong's 3762: </a> </span><span class="str2">No one, none, nothing. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">laid</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπέβαλεν</span> <span class="translit">(epebalen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1911.htm">Strong's 1911: </a> </span><span class="str2">From epi and ballo; to throw upon; specially to reflect; impersonally, to belong to.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a hand</span><br /><span class="grk">χεῖρας</span> <span class="translit">(cheiras)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5495.htm">Strong's 5495: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπ’</span> <span class="translit">(ep’)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> </span><span class="str2">On, to, against, on the basis of, at. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him.</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτὸν</span> <span class="translit">(auton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. 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