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John 7:44 KJV
John · chapter 7 · verse 44
And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.John 7:44 · King James Version
John 7:44 in context
42Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
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.
45Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?
46The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- takenpiazōto lay hold of, to take, capture, of fishes, to apprehend, of a man, in order to imprison…G4084 →
- handscheirby the help or agency of any one, by means of any one, fig. applied to God symbolising…G5495 →
- laidepiballōto cast upon, to lay upon, used of seizing one to lead him off as a prisoner, to put on…G1911 →
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In these verses we have, I. Christ's discourse, with the explication of it, Joh 7:37-39. It is probable that these are only short hints of what he enlarged upon, but they have in them the substance of the whole gospel; here is a gospel invitation to come to Christ, and a gospel promise of comfort and happiness in him.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 37-44