John 7:30
New International Version
At this they tried to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.

New Living Translation
Then the leaders tried to arrest him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come.

English Standard Version
So they were seeking to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.

Berean Standard Bible
So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

Berean Literal Bible
Therefore they were seeking to take Him, but no one laid the hand upon Him, because His hour had not yet come.

King James Bible
Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.

New King James Version
Therefore they sought to take Him; but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

New American Standard Bible
So they were seeking to arrest Him; and yet no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

NASB 1995
So they were seeking to seize Him; and no man laid his hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

NASB 1977
They were seeking therefore to seize Him; and no man laid his hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

Legacy Standard Bible
So they were seeking to seize Him; yet no man laid his hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

Amplified Bible
So they were eager to arrest Him; but no one laid a hand on Him, because His time had not yet come.

Christian Standard Bible
Then they tried to seize him. Yet no one laid a hand on him because his hour had not yet come.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then they tried to seize Him. Yet no one laid a hand on Him because His hour had not yet come.

American Standard Version
They sought therefore to take him: and no man laid his hand on him, because his hour was not yet come.

Contemporary English Version
Some of the people wanted to arrest Jesus right then. But no one even laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come.

English Revised Version
They sought therefore to take him: and no man laid his hand on him, because his hour was not yet come.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Jews tried to arrest him but couldn't because his time had not yet come.

Good News Translation
Then they tried to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.

International Standard Version
Then the Jewish leaders tried to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him because his hour had not yet come.

Majority Standard Bible
So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

NET Bible
So then they tried to seize Jesus, but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come.

New Heart English Bible
They sought therefore to take him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.

Weymouth New Testament
On hearing this they wanted to arrest Him; yet not a hand was laid on Him, because His time had not yet come.

World English Bible
They sought therefore to take him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
They were seeking, therefore, to seize Him, and no one laid the hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come,

Berean Literal Bible
Therefore they were seeking to take Him, but no one laid the hand upon Him, because His hour had not yet come.

Young's Literal Translation
They were seeking, therefore, to seize him, and no one laid the hand on him, because his hour had not yet come,

Smith's Literal Translation
Then sought they to seize him: and none put the hand upon him, for his hour had not yet come.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
They sought therefore to apprehend him: and no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, they were seeking to apprehend him, and yet no one laid hands on him, because his hour had not yet come.

New American Bible
So they tried to arrest him, but no one laid a hand upon him, because his hour had not yet come.

New Revised Standard Version
Then they tried to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him, because his hour had not yet come.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
So they wanted to seize him; and no man laid hands on him, because his time had not yet come.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they sought to seize him, and no man laid hands on him, because his hour had not yet come.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Then they sought to take him; yet no one laid his hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.

Godbey New Testament
Then they were seeking to arrest Him: and no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

Haweis New Testament
Then they sought to apprehend him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.

Mace New Testament
then they design'd to seize him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.

Weymouth New Testament
On hearing this they wanted to arrest Him; yet not a hand was laid on Him, because His time had not yet come.

Worrell New Testament
They were seeking, therefore, to seize Him; and no one laid his hand upon Him, because His hour had not yet come.

Worsley New Testament
They sought therefore to seize Him, but no one laid hand on Him, because his hour was not yet come.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Is Jesus the Christ?
29but I know Him, because I am from Him and He sent Me.” 30So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come. 31Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”…

Cross References
John 8:20
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.

John 10:39
At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.

John 11:53-54
So from that day on they plotted to kill Him. / 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.

John 12:36
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.

John 13:1
It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.

John 17:1
When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You.

Matthew 26:45
Then He returned to the disciples and said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Luke 22:53
Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”

Acts 2:23
He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.

Acts 4:28
They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.

Acts 5:26
At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.

Acts 12:11
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.”

Acts 13:27
The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.

Acts 17:26
From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.

Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.


Treasury of Scripture

Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.

they.

John 7:19,32
Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me? …

John 8:37,59
I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you…

John 10:31,39
Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him…

but.

John 7:6,8,44-46
Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready…

John 8:20
These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.

John 9:4
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

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John 7
1. Jesus reproves the ambition and boldness of his kinsmen;
10. goes up from Galilee to the feast of tabernacles;
14. teaches in the temple.
40. Various opinions of him among the people.
45. The Pharisees are angry that their officers took him not,
50. and chide with Nicodemus for taking his side.














So they tried to seize Him
This phrase indicates the intent and action of the religious leaders and others who were opposed to Jesus. The Greek word for "tried" (ζητοῦντες, zētountes) implies a deliberate and determined effort. The context here is the Feast of Tabernacles, a time when Jerusalem was filled with pilgrims. The leaders were increasingly threatened by Jesus' teachings and popularity. Historically, this reflects the growing tension between Jesus and the Jewish authorities, who saw Him as a threat to their power and religious traditions.

but no one laid a hand on Him
The phrase "laid a hand on Him" (ἐπέβαλεν χεῖρα, epebalen cheira) is a common idiom for arresting or capturing someone. Despite their intentions, the crowd or authorities were unable to physically apprehend Jesus. This inability is not due to a lack of desire or effort but is attributed to divine intervention. Theologically, this demonstrates God's sovereign control over the events of Jesus' life. It underscores the belief that Jesus' mission was divinely orchestrated and protected until the appointed time.

because His hour had not yet come
The term "hour" (ὥρα, hōra) is significant in the Gospel of John, often referring to the divinely appointed time for Jesus' crucifixion and glorification. This phrase emphasizes the concept of divine timing in the life and ministry of Jesus. It suggests that all events unfold according to God's perfect plan and timing. Historically, this reflects the Jewish understanding of God's sovereignty over time and events. Scripturally, it aligns with the prophetic nature of Jesus' mission, as foretold in the Old Testament. This phrase reassures believers of God's control over history and His faithfulness to fulfill His promises at the right time.

(30) Then they sought to take him.--The tense is imperfect, marking the continuance of a series of efforts to take Him. The persons who thus sought to take Him are, of course, the members of the Sanhedrin. The people are mentioned in contrast in the next verse. For the present their efforts are confined to plots. No one attempts to use actual force.

His hour was not yet come.--This is the writer's explanation of the fact that they did not seek to take Him. Jesus had Himself used these words at the first sign at Cana of Galilee (John 2:4), and again before going up to this very festival (John 7:6). The beloved disciple has learnt the religious interpretation of history. That the hour was not yet come, was not the immediate cause which influenced those who desired, but dared not, to lay hands upon Him. The next verse points out that there was a division in the multitude (comp. John 7:43-44), and in the uncertainty of what the consequences may be, no one was bold enough to take the decisive step. But if not the immediate cause, the writer regards it as the primary cause. Looking back on the life of his Lord, from the old age of his own life, so full of eventful issues, he has learnt that every deed of that life, as every deed of every life, had its hour mapped out in the eternal counsels of God.

Verses 30-36. -

(5) The divided opinions and conduct of the different groups around him; the attempt on his life, and its failure. Verse 30. - They sought therefore to seize him: and (equivalent to "but;" see ver. 28) no one laid hands on him, because his hour had not yet come. It was in their heart to combine with "the Jews," but none dared to touch him. There were political considerations, there were lingering and coruscating fires of enthusiasm burning in the hearts of those who had seen his great works; and probably an awe, a superstitious fear, of some stroke of his reputed power held them back. The evangelist once more notices the true cause of this arrest of their malignity: "The hour" for the termination of his self-revelation, for the completion of his self-surrender, the hour which to the beloved disciple's eye was the very consummation of the ages, had not struck.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
So
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

they tried
Ἐζήτουν (Ezētoun)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2212: To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.

to seize
πιάσαι (piasai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's 4084: Probably another form of biazo; to squeeze, i.e. Seize (press), or officially (arrest), or in hunting (capture).

Him,
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

but
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

no one
οὐδεὶς (oudeis)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3762: No one, none, nothing.

laid
ἐπέβαλεν (epebalen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1911: From epi and ballo; to throw upon; specially to reflect; impersonally, to belong to.

a hand
χεῖρα (cheira)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5495: A hand.

on
ἐπ’ (ep’)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

Him,
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

because
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

hour
ὥρα (hōra)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5610: Apparently a primary word; an 'hour'.

{had} not yet
οὔπω (oupō)
Adverb
Strong's 3768: Not yet. From ou and po; not yet.

come.
ἐληλύθει (elēlythei)
Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2064: To come, go.


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