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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/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220No one ever spoke the way this man does,&#8221 the guards replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“We have never heard anyone speak like this!” the guards responded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The officers answered, “No one ever spoke like this man!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />The officers answered, "Never has a man spoken like this, as this man speaks."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The officers answered, “No man ever spoke like this Man!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The officers answered, “Never has a man spoken in this way!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The officers answered, &#8220Never has a man spoken the way this man speaks.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The officers answered, “Never did a man speak the way this man speaks.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The officers answered, “Never has a man spoken like this!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The guards replied, “Never [at any time] has a man talked the way this Man talks!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The servants answered, “No man ever spoke like this! ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The police answered, &#8220No man ever spoke like this!&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The officers answered, Never man so spake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They answered, "No one has ever spoken like this man!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The officers answered, Never man so spake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The temple guards answered, "No human has ever spoken like this man."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The guards answered, "Nobody has ever talked the way this man does!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The officers answered, "No man ever spoke like that!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Never has anyone spoken like this man!? the officers answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The officers replied, "No one ever spoke like this man!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The officers answered, "No man ever spoke like this man."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The officers answered, Never man spoke like this man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"No mere man has ever spoken as this man speaks," said the officers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The officers answered, “No man ever spoke like this man!” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The officers answered, “Never so spoke man—as this Man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />The officers answered, "Never has a man spoken like this, as this man speaks."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The officers answered, 'Never so spake man -- as this man.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the servants answered, Never spake man as this man.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The ministers answered: Never did man speak like this man. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The attendants responded, “Never has a man spoken like this man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The guards answered, “Never before has anyone spoken like this one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The police answered, “Never has anyone spoken like this!”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The soldiers said to them, Never a man has spoken as this man speaks.<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 />The guards were saying to them, “Never in this way has a man spoken as This Man speaks.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />The attendants answered: Never did man speak like this man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />The officers responded, Never did a man so speak, as this man speaks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />The officers answered, Never did man before speak in such a manner as this man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />the officers answered, never did man speak like this man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"No mere man has ever spoken as this man speaks," said the officers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />The officers answered, "Never did man speak thus!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Never man spake like this man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/7-46.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=2643" 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">Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders</a></span><br><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?” <span class="reftext">46</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3763.htm" title="3763: Oudepote (Adv) -- Never. From oude and pote; not even at any time, i.e. Never at all.">“Never has</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpos (N-NMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">anyone</a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980: elalēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.">spoken</a> <a href="/greek/3779.htm" title="3779: houtōs (Adv) -- Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows)."></a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Conj) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">like</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: houtos (DPro-NMS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpos (N-NMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">man!”</a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980: lalei (V-PIA-3S) -- A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5257.htm" title="5257: hypēretai (N-NMP) -- From hupo and a derivative of eresso; an under-oarsman, i.e. subordinate.">officers</a> <a href="/greek/611.htm" title="611: Apekrithēsan (V-AIP-3P) -- From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.">answered.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">47</span>“Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.…<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="/matthew/7-28.htm">Matthew 7:28-29</a></span><br />When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching, / because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-22.htm">Luke 4:22</a></span><br />All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a></span><br />The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-68.htm">John 6:68</a></span><br />Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-54.htm">Matthew 13:54</a></span><br />Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-22.htm">Mark 1:22</a></span><br />The people were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-47.htm">Luke 2:47</a></span><br />And all who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-49.htm">John 12:49-50</a></span><br />I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it. / And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-10.htm">John 14:10</a></span><br />Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.<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/18-37.htm">John 18:37</a></span><br />“Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-4.htm">Isaiah 50:4</a></span><br />The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-18.htm">Deuteronomy 18:18</a></span><br />I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/45-2.htm">Psalm 45:2</a></span><br />You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-2.htm">Isaiah 11:2</a></span><br />The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The officers answered, Never man spoke like this man.</p><p class="hdg">Never.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/7-26.htm">John 7:26</a></b></br> But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/7-29.htm">Matthew 7:29</a></b></br> For he taught them as <i>one</i> having authority, and not as the scribes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/4-22.htm">Luke 4:22</a></b></br> And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/7-42.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/john/7-45.htm">Guards</a> <a href="/john/7-24.htm">Mere</a> <a href="/john/7-45.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/john/7-45.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/john/7-26.htm">Speaks</a> <a href="/john/7-33.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/8-11.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/acts/5-23.htm">Guards</a> <a href="/john/10-33.htm">Mere</a> <a href="/john/18-3.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/john/15-15.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/john/8-44.htm">Speaks</a> <a href="/john/8-11.htm">Way</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>Never has anyone spoken like this man!</b><br>The officers, who were sent by the chief priests and Pharisees to arrest Jesus, were struck by His words. This statement highlights the unparalleled authority and wisdom with which Jesus spoke. In the Jewish tradition, rabbis and teachers often quoted other authorities to support their teachings, but Jesus spoke with inherent authority, as seen in <a href="/matthew/7-28.htm">Matthew 7:28-29</a>, where the crowds were amazed at His teaching because He taught as one who had authority. This phrase underscores the divine nature of Jesus' message, setting Him apart from all other religious leaders of His time.<p><b>the officers answered.</b><br>These officers were likely part of the temple guard, a group responsible for maintaining order in the temple precincts. Their response indicates that even those tasked with enforcing the religious leaders' directives were moved by Jesus' words. This reaction is significant because it demonstrates that Jesus' message transcended social and religious boundaries, reaching the hearts of those who were not His followers. The officers' inability to carry out their orders reflects the power of Jesus' presence and teaching, which often left His listeners in awe and unable to refute His wisdom, as seen in other instances like <a href="/john/8-3.htm">John 8:3-11</a>, where Jesus' response to the accusers of the adulterous woman left them speechless.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_officers.htm">The Officers</a></b><br>These were the temple guards sent by the Pharisees and chief priests to arrest Jesus. Their encounter with Jesus left them so astonished that they returned without arresting Him.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_pharisees_and_chief_priests.htm">The Pharisees and Chief Priests</a></b><br>Religious leaders of the time who were threatened by Jesus' teachings and sought to arrest Him. They were the ones who sent the officers to apprehend Jesus.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure of this passage, whose words and teachings were so powerful and authoritative that even those sent to arrest Him were left in awe.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_feast_of_tabernacles.htm">The Feast of Tabernacles</a></b><br>This event was taking place in Jerusalem, where Jesus was teaching. It was a significant Jewish festival that commemorated the Israelites' journey through the wilderness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where these events took place, a central location for Jewish worship and the site of the temple.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_jesus'_words.htm">The Power of Jesus' Words</a></b><br>Jesus' words carry divine authority and wisdom that surpass human understanding. As believers, we should seek to immerse ourselves in His teachings and let them guide our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_encountering_jesus.htm">The Impact of Encountering Jesus</a></b><br>An encounter with Jesus can transform even the hardest of hearts. We should pray for opportunities to introduce others to Jesus, trusting that His words will have a profound impact.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_authority_of_christ.htm">The Authority of Christ</a></b><br>Recognize and submit to the authority of Christ in all areas of life. His teachings are not just historical records but living words that demand a response.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_opposition.htm">Courage in the Face of Opposition</a></b><br>Like the officers who were bold enough to return without arresting Jesus, we should have the courage to stand by our convictions, even when pressured by societal or religious expectations.<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/key_events_in_jesus'_trials.htm">What were the key events in Jesus' trials?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_catholic_doctrines_align_with_the_bible.htm">Are Catholic doctrines supported by the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jesus_just_another_religious_teacher.htm">Isn’t Jesus just another religious teacher like Buddha or Muhammad?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_was_the_centurion's_servant_healed.htm">Luke 7:1-10 - How could the centurion's servant be healed instantly without Jesus ever seeing him, defying natural explanation?</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>(46) <span class= "bld">Never man spake like this man.</span>--Some of <span class= "ital">the</span> oldest MSS., including the Vatican, have a shorter text, "Never man spake thus"; but the longer reading is to be preferred. The very officers acknowledged His power, and tell the professed teachers, whose opinions and words were the rule of all Jewish life, that never man spake as He whom they sought to take! It is probable that in the section immediately preceding (<a href="/context/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 7:32-34</a>), St. John gives us only a <span class= "ital">resume</span> of what Jesus had said, and that words which have not come down to us were among those which produced so profound an impression on the officers.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/7-46.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">“Never {has}</span><br /><span class="grk">Οὐδέποτε</span> <span class="translit">(Oudepote)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3763.htm">Strong's 3763: </a> </span><span class="str2">Never. From oude and pote; not even at any time, i.e. Never at all.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">anyone</span><br /><span class="grk">ἄνθρωπος</span> <span class="translit">(anthrōpos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spoken</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐλάλησεν</span> <span class="translit">(elalēsen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2980.htm">Strong's 2980: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like</span><br /><span class="grk">ὡς</span> <span class="translit">(hōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="grk">οὗτος</span> <span class="translit">(houtos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">man!”</span><br /><span class="grk">ἄνθρωπος</span> <span class="translit">(anthrōpos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">οἱ</span> <span class="translit">(hoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">officers</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑπηρέται</span> <span class="translit">(hypēretai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5257.htm">Strong's 5257: </a> </span><span class="str2">From hupo and a derivative of eresso; an under-oarsman, i.e. subordinate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">answered.</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἀπεκρίθησαν</span> <span class="translit">(Apekrithēsan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_611.htm">Strong's 611: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/7-46.htm">John 7:46 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/7-46.htm">John 7:46 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/7-46.htm">John 7:46 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/7-46.htm">John 7:46 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/7-46.htm">John 7:46 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/7-46.htm">John 7:46 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/7-46.htm">John 7:46 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/7-46.htm">John 7:46 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/7-46.htm">John 7:46 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/7-46.htm">John 7:46 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/7-46.htm">NT Gospels: John 7:46 The officers answered No man ever spoke (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/7-45.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 7:45"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 7:45" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/7-47.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 7:47"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 7:47" /></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>