John 7:45

The officers therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees [Separated], and they said to them, “Why didn’t you bring him?”

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Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?

In Context

44Some of them would have arrested him, but no one laid hands on him.

46+ 7:46. MP: Messiah is called Wonderful Counselor, by Christian interpretation this is one name. Judaism sees this as two names. “Wonderful” as in (Judges 13:18) by the Angel of Yahweh to Judge Manoah. Also “Counselor,” one who brings wisdom from God like Moses and Aaron did (Num 11:16-17). (Is 9:6b) The officers answered, “No man ever spoke like this man!”

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Matthew Henry on John 7:38-45

The Gospel Invitation. 37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) 40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the… Read the whole commentary →

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