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href="/bsb/john/10.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Once again they tried to arrest him, but he got away and left them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Again they sought to arrest him, but he escaped from their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Therefore they were seeking to seize Him again, but He went forth out of their hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore they sought again to seize Him, but He escaped out of their hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore they were seeking again to arrest Him, and He eluded their grasp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Therefore they were seeking again to seize Him, and He eluded their grasp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Therefore they were seeking again to seize Him, and He eluded their grasp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore they were seeking again to seize Him, and He eluded their grasp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So they tried again to seize Him, but He eluded their grasp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they were trying again to seize him, but he escaped their grasp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they were trying again to seize Him, yet He eluded their grasp. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They sought again to take him: and he went forth out of their hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Again they wanted to arrest Jesus. But he escaped <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They sought again to take him: and he went forth out of their hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The Jews tried to arrest Jesus again, but he got away from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Once more they tried to seize Jesus, but he slipped out of their hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Again they tried to seize him, but he slipped away from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then they attempted again to seize him, but he escaped their clutches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now they sought again to seize him, and he went out of their hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore they sought again to take him; but he escaped from their hand,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />This made them once more try to arrest Him, but He withdrew out of their power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They sought again to seize him, and he went out of their hand. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore they were seeking again to seize Him, and He went forth out of their hand,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Therefore they were seeking to seize Him again, but He went forth out of their hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Therefore were they seeking again to seize him, and he went forth out of their hand,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Then sought they again to take him: and he went out from their hand,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They sought therefore to take him; and he escaped out of their hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, they sought to apprehend him, but he escaped from their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />[Then] they tried again to arrest him; but he escaped from their power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then they tried to arrest him again, but he escaped from their hands.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they wanted again to seize him; but he escaped from their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And they again sought to seize him, and he escaped from their hands.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Then they sought again to take him, but he escaped from their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />They sought again to take Him: and He passed out of their hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Then sought they again to apprehend him and he departed out of their reach,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Thereupon they again endeavour'd to seize him: but he escaped out of their hands, and retir'd beyond Jordan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />This made them once more try to arrest Him, but He withdrew out of their power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />They were seeking, therefore, again to seize Him; and He went forth out of their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Therefore they sought again to seize Him; but He escaped out of their hand, and went away again beyond Jordan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/10-39.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=3828" 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/10.htm">The Unbelief of the Jews</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">38</span>But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works themselves, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father.” <span class="reftext">39</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">At this,</a> <a href="/greek/2212.htm" title="2212: Ezētoun (V-IIA-3P) -- To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.">they tried</a> <a href="/greek/3825.htm" title="3825: palin (Adv) -- Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand.">again</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/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">but</a> <a href="/greek/1831.htm" title="1831: exēlthen (V-AIA-3S) -- To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.">He escaped</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out."></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.">their</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- 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: cheiros (N-GFS) -- A hand. ">grasp.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">40</span>Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.…<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/8-59.htm">John 8:59</a></span><br />At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.<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="/john/11-54.htm">John 11:54</a></span><br />As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-36.htm">John 12:36</a></span><br />While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-14.htm">Matthew 12:14-15</a></span><br />But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus. / Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/3-6.htm">Mark 3:6-7</a></span><br />At this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus. / So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-16.htm">John 5:16-18</a></span><br />Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him. / But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.” / Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-44.htm">John 7:44</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="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/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="/acts/12-11.htm">Acts 12:11</a></span><br />Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-23.htm">Acts 9:23-25</a></span><br />After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him, / but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him. / One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-5.htm">Acts 14:5-6</a></span><br />But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them, / they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/10-31.htm">John 10:31</a></b></br> Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/7-30.htm">John 7:30,44</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/8-59.htm">John 8:59</a></b></br> Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/7-44.htm">Arrest</a> <a href="/luke/19-3.htm">Attempt</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-10.htm">Eluded</a> <a href="/luke/8-47.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/john/10-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/luke/18-34.htm">Grasp</a> <a href="/john/10-29.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/john/8-20.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/john/9-25.htm">Once</a> <a href="/john/10-18.htm">Power</a> <a href="/john/8-50.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/john/10-29.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/john/7-30.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/john/7-30.htm">Tried</a> <a href="/john/8-21.htm">Try</a> <a href="/john/6-66.htm">Withdrew</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/11-57.htm">Arrest</a> <a href="/acts/9-26.htm">Attempt</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-10.htm">Eluded</a> <a href="/acts/16-27.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/john/11-31.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-11.htm">Grasp</a> <a href="/john/11-44.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/john/11-44.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/john/11-38.htm">Once</a> <a href="/john/13-3.htm">Power</a> <a href="/john/11-8.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/john/11-57.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/john/11-8.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/john/11-8.htm">Tried</a> <a href="/acts/5-3.htm">Try</a> <a href="/john/11-54.htm">Withdrew</a><div class="vheading2">John 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/10-1.htm">Jesus is the door, and the good shepherd.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/10-19.htm">Diverse opinions of him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/10-23.htm">He proves by his works that he is Jesus the Son of God;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/10-31.htm">escapes the Jews;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/10-39.htm">and goes again beyond Jordan, where many believe on him.</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/10.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/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>At this, they tried again to seize Him</b><br>This phrase indicates a repeated attempt by the Jewish leaders to capture Jesus. The context is the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, where Jesus was teaching in the temple courts. The leaders were increasingly hostile due to His claims of divinity, which they considered blasphemous. This reflects the growing tension between Jesus and the religious authorities, who were threatened by His influence and teachings. The phrase "tried again" suggests previous attempts to arrest Him, highlighting their persistent opposition.<p><b>but He escaped their grasp</b><br>This demonstrates Jesus' divine ability to evade capture, emphasizing His control over the situation. Despite their efforts, the religious leaders could not apprehend Him until the appointed time of His crucifixion, fulfilling the divine timeline. This escape can be seen as a fulfillment of prophecy, as Jesus' life and ministry were orchestrated according to God's sovereign plan. It also illustrates His wisdom and discernment in navigating dangerous situations, ensuring His mission continued until its completion.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is the Son of God, who is teaching and performing miracles, revealing His divine nature and mission.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jews.htm">The Jews</a></b><br>In this context, they are the religious leaders and others who are opposing Jesus, often seeking to challenge or harm Him due to His claims of divinity and His teachings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where these events are taking place, a significant location for Jewish religious life and the setting for much of Jesus' ministry and eventual crucifixion.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>While not explicitly mentioned in this verse, much of the surrounding context occurs in or around the Temple, a central place of worship and teaching.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_escape.htm">The Escape</a></b><br>The event where Jesus evades capture, demonstrating His divine timing and control over the situation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_timing.htm">Divine Timing</a></b><br>Jesus' escape illustrates that God's plans unfold according to His perfect timing. We can trust that God is in control of our circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/opposition_to_truth.htm">Opposition to Truth</a></b><br>The repeated attempts to seize Jesus show that truth often faces opposition. As followers of Christ, we should be prepared to stand firm in our faith despite challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_protection.htm">God's Protection</a></b><br>Just as Jesus was protected until His mission was complete, believers can trust in God's protection and provision in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purposeful_mission.htm">Purposeful Mission</a></b><br>Jesus' ability to escape demonstrates His focus on fulfilling His mission. We should seek to understand and pursue God's purpose for our lives with determination.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_definition_of_actual_grace.htm">How can a young man purify his path?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_overcoming_temptation.htm">What does the Bible say about overcoming temptation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_lust,_temptation.htm">What does the Bible say about lust and temptation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jesus_escape_the_mob.htm">How did Jesus simply walk away from a mob intent on killing him (Luke 4:28–30)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(39) <span class= "bld">Therefore they sought again to take him.</span>--He has removed all ground for the charge of blasphemy, and they have abandoned the attempt to stone Him, though He here repeats the very truth which led to that attempt before (<a href="/context/john/10-30.htm" title="I and my Father are one.">John 10:30-31</a>). The word "again" refers to previous attempts to take Him (<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>; <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>; <a href="/john/7-44.htm" title="And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.">John 7:44</a>).<p><span class= "bld">But he escaped out of their hand.</span>--Nothing is said of the manner, and there is no reason to suppose anything more than, while they were plotting how they might take Him, He passed out of the Temple. (Comp. <a href="/john/8-59.htm" title="Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the middle of them, and so passed by.">John 8:59</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 39.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">(Therefore</span><span class="cmt_word">) they sought (again</span><span class="cmt_word">) to seize him, and he escaped out of their hands.</span> This appeal roused their animosity, and, though they dropped their stones, they were preparing to lay violent hands on him. The <span class="greek">πάλιν</span> points back to <a href="/john/7-30.htm">John 7:30, 32, 44</a>. His escape was facilitated by the strange moral power he could exert to render their assaults upon him vain. They stretched out hands which dropped harmlessly at their side - another confirmation of the solemn statement of ver. 18. There is no need to suppose a miracle, still less to justify the preposterous notion that the body of Jesus was, in John's Gospel, docetic merely (cf. <a href="/john/8-59.htm">John 8:59</a>; <a href="/luke/4-30.htm">Luke 4:30</a>; <a href="/mark/11-18.htm">Mark 11:18</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/10-39.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">At this,</span><br /><span class="grk">οὖν</span> <span class="translit">(oun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> </span><span class="str2">Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they tried</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἐζήτουν</span> <span class="translit">(Ezētoun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2212.htm">Strong's 2212: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">again</span><br /><span class="grk">πάλιν</span> <span class="translit">(palin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3825.htm">Strong's 3825: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand.</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">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. 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">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">He escaped</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐξῆλθεν</span> <span class="translit">(exēlthen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1831.htm">Strong's 1831: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their</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">grasp.</span><br /><span class="grk">χειρὸς</span> <span class="translit">(cheiros)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5495.htm">Strong's 5495: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand. </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/10-39.htm">John 10:39 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/10-39.htm">John 10:39 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/10-39.htm">John 10:39 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/10-39.htm">John 10:39 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/10-39.htm">John 10:39 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/10-39.htm">John 10:39 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/10-39.htm">John 10:39 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/10-39.htm">John 10:39 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/10-39.htm">John 10:39 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/10-39.htm">John 10:39 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/10-39.htm">NT Gospels: John 10:39 They sought again to seize him (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/10-38.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 10:38"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 10:38" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/10-40.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 10:40"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 10:40" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>