John 7:30
“Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his houre was not yet come.”
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John 7:30 Context
28Then cried Iesus in the Temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am, and I am not come of my selfe, but he that sent me, is true, whom ye know not. 29But I know him, for I am from him, and he hath sent me. 30Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his houre was not yet come. 31And many of the people beleeued on him, & said, When Christ commeth, will hee doe moe miracles then these which this man hath done? 32¶ The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him: And the Pharisees and the chiefe Priests sent officers to take him.
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Other Translations for John 7:30
Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
- King James Version
So they were seeking to seize Him; and no man laid his hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
They sought therefore to take him: and no man laid his hand on him, because his hour was not yet come.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then they had a desire to take him: but no man put hands on him because his hour was still to come.
- Basic English Bible
They sought therefore to take him; and no one laid his hand upon him, because his hour had not yet come.
- Darby Bible
Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
- Webster's Bible
On hearing this they wanted to arrest Him; yet not a hand was laid on Him, because His time had not yet come.
- Weymouth Bible
They sought therefore to take him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.
- World English Bible
Therfor thei souyten to take hym, and no man sette on hym hoondis, for his our cam not yit.
- Wycliffe Bible
They were seeking, therefore, to seize him, and no one laid the hand on him, because his hour had not yet come,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for John 7:30
7:30 His hour - The time of his suffering.
People's Bible Notes for John 7:30
Joh 7:30 They sought to take him. "They of Jerusalem" angered because he said they did not know God. This was the attempt of a mob, not an official act.