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?
• 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?”
• New Living Translation (NLT)When the Temple guards returned without having arrested Jesus, the leading priests and Pharisees demanded, “Why didn’t you bring him in?”

Context of John 7:45

43Thus the people were divided because of Jesus. 44Some wanted to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him. Finally the temple guards went back to the chief priests and the Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring him in?” 46“No one ever spoke the way this man does,” the guards replied. 47“You mean he has deceived you also?” the Pharisees retorted.

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 whispering such things about him. Then the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple guards to arrest him.
• Acts 5:21At daybreak they entered the temple courts, as they had been told, and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they called together the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.

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

In the dictionaries

• Division
• Galilee
• Judge
• Thither
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Law in the New Testament
• Temple

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