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

28As he was teaching in the temple, Jesus cried out, “You know me and you know where I am from. Yet I have not come on my own, but the one who sent me is true. You don’t know him; 29I know him because I am from him, and he sent me.” Then they tried to seize him. Yet no one laid a hand on him because his hour had not yet come. 31However, many from the crowd believed in him and said, “When the Messiah comes, he won’t perform more signs than this man has done, will he?” 32The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about him, and so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent servants 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• they soughtζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• to takeπιάζωpiazō · to arrest/catchG4084
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• butκαίkai · andG2532
• no manοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• laidἐπιβάλλωepiballō · to put on/seizeG1911
• handsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
• wasἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• not yetοὔπωoupō · not yetG3768

Cross-references for John 7:30

• John 7:19Didn’t Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill me?”
• John 8:37I know you are descendants of Abraham, but you are trying to kill me because my word has no place among you.
• John 10:31Again the Jews picked up rocks to stone him.
• John 11:57The chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, he should report it so that they could arrest him.
• Mark 11:18The chief priests and the scribes heard it and started looking for a way to kill him. For they were afraid of him, because the whole crowd was astonished by his teaching.
• Luke 19:47Every day he was teaching in the temple. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were looking for a way to kill him,
• Luke 20:19Then the scribes and the chief priests looked for a way to get their hands on him that very hour, because they knew he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.
• John 7:6Jesus told them, “My time has not yet arrived, but your time is always at hand.
• John 8:20He spoke these words by the treasury, while teaching in the temple. But no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.
• John 9:4We must do the works of him who sent me while it is day. Night is coming when no one can work.
• John 11:9“Aren’t there twelve hours in a day?” Jesus answered. “If anyone walks during the day, he doesn’t stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
• Psalms 76:10Even human wrath will praise you; you will clothe yourself with the wrath that remains.
• Isaiah 46:10I declare the end from the beginning, and from long ago what is not yet done, saying: my plan will take place, and I will do all my will.
• Luke 13:32He said to them, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I’m driving out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will complete my work.’
• Luke 22:53Every day while I was with you in the temple, you never laid a hand on me. But this is your hour — and the dominion 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