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

43In this way the people had different thoughts about Jesus. 44Some people wanted to take hold of him. But nobody could put their hands on him to take him away. The officers returned to the leaders of the priests and the Pharisees. The leaders asked their officers, ‘Why did you not bring Jesus here?’ 46The officers answered, ‘Nobody has ever spoken great things like this man speaks.’ 47The Pharisees replied, ‘He seems to have made you believe his lies!

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 what these people were saying quietly about Jesus. Then the leaders of the priests and the Pharisees sent some of their officers to take him away.
• Acts 5:21The apostles did what the angel told them to do. At dawn they went into the yard of the temple. They began to teach the people there. Then the most important priest and his friends arrived. They told the group of Jewish leaders to meet with them. All the most important people in Israel were in that group. Then they sent their police to the prison to bring the apostles to the meeting place.

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