John 7:44
New International Version
Some wanted to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.

New Living Translation
Some even wanted him arrested, but no one laid a hand on him.

English Standard Version
Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him.

Berean Standard Bible
Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.

Berean Literal Bible
Now some of them desired to seize Him, but no one laid the hands on Him.

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

New King James Version
Now some of them wanted to take Him, but no one laid hands on Him.

New American Standard Bible
And some of them wanted to arrest Him, but no one laid hands on Him.

NASB 1995
Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him.

NASB 1977
And some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him.

Legacy Standard Bible
Some of them were wanting to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him.

Amplified Bible
Some of them wanted to arrest Him, but no one laid hands on Him.

Christian Standard Bible
Some of them wanted to seize him, but no one laid hands on him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And there were people among them who wanted to seize him, but no man put hands on him.

Contemporary English Version
Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And some of them would have apprehended him: but no man laid hands on him.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Some of them wanted to arrest him, but they couldn't.

Good News Translation
Some wanted to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.

International Standard Version
Some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid hands on him.

Literal Standard Version
And certain of them were willing to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him;

Majority Standard Bible
Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.

New American Bible
Some of them even wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him.

NET Bible
Some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.

New Revised Standard Version
Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him.

New Heart English Bible
Some of them would have arrested him, but no one laid hands on him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.

Weymouth New Testament
Some of them wanted at once to arrest Him, but no one laid hands upon Him.

World English Bible
Some of them would have arrested him, but no one laid hands on him.

Young's Literal Translation
And certain of them were willing to seize him, but no one laid hands on him;

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Context
Division Regarding Jesus
43So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus. 44 Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him. 45Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?”…

Cross References
Matthew 12:14
But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.

John 7:30
So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.


Treasury of Scripture

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

no man.

John 7:30
Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.

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

John 18:5,6
They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them…

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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.














(44) And some of them would have taken him--i.e., those who asked "Doth the Christ, then, come out of Galilee?" (John 7:41.) The officers of the Sanhedrin were present all this time (John 7:32), and are immediately mentioned as distinct from the "some" of this verse.

No man laid hands on him.--Comp. John 7:30. 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. John 18:6.)

Verse 44. - And some of them; i.e. 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: would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him. 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."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Some
τινὲς (tines)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

of
ἐξ (ex)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

them
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
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.

wanted
ἤθελον (ēthelon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design.

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,
αὐτόν (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
ἀλλ’ (all’)
Conjunction
Strong's 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.

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
χεῖρας (cheiras)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
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.


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