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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then the leaders tried to arrest him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come.

Context of John 7:30

28Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “Yes, you know me, and you know where I am from. I am not here on my own authority, 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.” At this they tried to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come. 31Still, many in the crowd believed in him. They said, “When the Messiah comes, will he perform more signs than this man?” 32The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering such things about him. Then the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple guards 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 7:19Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill me?”
• John 8:37I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. Yet you are looking for a way to kill me, because you have no room for my word.
• John 10:31Again his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him,
• John 11:57But the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who found out where Jesus was should report it so that they might arrest him.
• Mark 11:18The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.
• Luke 19:47Every day he was teaching at the temple. But the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the leaders among the people were trying to kill him.
• Luke 20:19The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.
• John 7:6Therefore Jesus told them, “My time is not yet here; for you any time will do.
• John 8:20He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts near the place where the offerings were put. Yet no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.
• John 9:4As long as it is day, 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? Anyone who walks in the daytime will not stumble, for they see by this world’s light.
• Psalms 76:10Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise, and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.
• Isaiah 46:10I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’
• Luke 13:32He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on 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 is your hour—when darkness reigns.”

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