John 7:45

John 7:45 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?
• New International Version (NIV)Finally the temple guards went back to the chief priests and the Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring him in?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)The officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, "Why did you not bring him?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why have you not brought Him?”

Context of John 7:45

43So the crowd was divided because of him. 44Some of them wanted to seize him, but no one laid hands on him. Then the servants came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring him?” 46The servants answered, “No man ever spoke like this!” 47Then the Pharisees responded to them, “Are you fooled too?

John 7:45 word by word

Ἦλθον οὖν οἱ ὑπηρέται πρὸς τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ Φαρισαίους, καὶ εἶπον αὐτοῖς ἐκεῖνοι· διὰ τί οὐκ ἠγάγετε αὐτόν;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• the officersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the officersὑπηρέτηςhupēretēs · servantG5257
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• the chief priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• theyἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Whyδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• ·τίςtis · which?G5101
• have yeἄγωagō · to bringG71
• notοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for John 7:45

• John 7:32The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about him, and so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent servants to arrest him.
• Acts 5:21Hearing this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began to teach. When the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin — the full council of the Israelites — and sent orders to the jail to have them brought.

Commentaries on John 7:45

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 45Then came the officers - They had followed him for several days, seeking for a proper opportunity to seize on him, when they might fix some charge of sedition, etc., upon him; but the more they listened, the more they were convinced of his innocence, purity, and consummate wisdom.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 40-53Verses 40-53 The malice of Christ's enemies is always against reason, and sometimes the staying of it cannot be accounted for. Never any man spake with that wisdom, and power, and grace, that convincing clearness, and that sweetness, wherewith Christ spake. Alas, that many, who are for a time restrained, and who speak highly of the word of Jesus, speedily lose their convictions, and go on in their sins! People are foolishly swayed by outward motives in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 45-52The story ends with Jewish leaders feeling frustrated and the people being divided over their opinion of Jesus (compare 7:25–27, 31–32). officers returned: See 7:32.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44-4944-49. would have taken him; but, &c.--(See on Joh 7:30).Read the comment

Topics related to John 7:45

• Jesus, the Christ

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• Law in the New Testament
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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