John 7:30

John 7:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
• New International Version (NIV)At this they tried to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they were seeking to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore they sought to take Him; but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

Context of John 7:30

28Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him, 29but I know Him, because I am from Him and He sent Me.” So 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?” 32When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.

John 7:30 word by word

ἐζήτουν οὖν αὐτὸν πιάσαι, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐπέβαλεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν τὴν χεῖρα, ὅτι οὔπω ἐληλύθει ἡ ὥρα αὐτοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

• Soοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• they triedζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• to seizeπιάζωpiazō · to arrest/catchG4084
• Himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• butκαίkai · andG2532
• no oneοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• laidἐπιβάλλωepiballō · to put on/seizeG1911
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• a handχείρcheir · handG5495
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
• had not yetοὔπωoupō · not yetG3768
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064

Cross-references for John 7:30

• John 7:19Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”
• John 8:37I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
• John 10:31At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.
• John 11:57But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.
• Mark 11:18When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.
• Luke 19:47Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.
• Luke 20:19When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.
• John 7:6Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.
• John 8:20He 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 9:4While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
• John 11:9Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? If anyone walks in the daytime, he will not stumble, because he sees by the light of this world.
• Psalms 76:10Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.
• Isaiah 46:10I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
• Luke 13:32But Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.’
• Luke 22:53Every 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.”

Commentaries on John 7:30

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-30Verses 25-30 Christ proclaimed aloud, that they were in error in their thoughts about his origin. He was sent of God, who showed himself true to his promises. This declaration, that they knew not God, with his claim to peculiar knowledge, provoked the hearers; and they sought to take him, but God can tie men's hands, though he does not turn their hearts.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30His hour had not yet come: Those who opposed Jesus could not arrest him. This was because, according to God's plan, the time for Jesus to be glorified on the cross had not yet come (see study note on 12:23; see also 10:17–18; 18:6–8). All four arrest scenes in 7:1–8:59 emphasize that Jesus was in control, not the Jewish leaders.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3230-32. sought to take ... none laid hands--their impotence being equal to their malignity.Read the comment

Topics related to John 7:30

• Jesus, the Christ
• Persecution

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Commentaries on John 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings