John 7:44

Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.

In Context

43So a division arose among the crowd because of Jesus.

45Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why did you not bring him in?”

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Cross References

John 8:20(Jesus spoke these words in the treasury as he taught in the temple courts. But no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.)

Acts 18:10For I am with yoʋ, and no one will attack yoʋ to do yoʋ harm, for I have many people in this city.”

Acts 27:23For this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me

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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