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 there was a division among the people because of him. 44And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him. Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said to them, Why have ye not brought him? 46The officers answered, Never man spoke like this man. 47Then the Pharisees answered them, Are ye also deceived?

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

• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• officersὑπηρέτηςhupēretēs · servantG5257
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• theyἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Whyδιατίdiati · why?G1302
• yeἄγωagō · to bringG71
• notοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for John 7:45

• John 7:32The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.
• Acts 5:21And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the elders of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison 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

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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