John Chapter 7 verse 30 Holy Bible
They sought therefore to take him: and no man laid his hand on him, because his hour was not yet come.
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Then they had a desire to take him: but no man put hands on him because his hour was still to come.
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They sought therefore to take him; and no one laid his hand upon him, because his hour had not yet come.
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Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
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They sought therefore to take him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.
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They were seeking, therefore, to seize him, and no one laid the hand on him, because his hour had not yet come,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 30-36. - (5) The divided opinions and conduct of the different groups around him; the attempt on his life, and its failure. Verse 30. - They sought therefore to seize him: and (equivalent to "but;" see ver. 28) no one laid hands on him, because his hour had not yet come. It was in their heart to combine with "the Jews," but none dared to touch him. There were political considerations, there were lingering and coruscating fires of enthusiasm burning in the hearts of those who had seen his great works; and probably an awe, a superstitious fear, of some stroke of his reputed power held them back. The evangelist once more notices the true cause of this arrest of their malignity: "The hour" for the termination of his self-revelation, for the completion of his self-surrender, the hour which to the beloved disciple's eye was the very consummation of the ages, had not struck.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(30) Then they sought to take him.--The tense is imperfect, marking the continuance of a series of efforts to take Him. The persons who thus sought to take Him are, of course, the members of the Sanhedrin. The people are mentioned in contrast in the next verse. For the present their efforts are confined to plots. No one attempts to use actual force.His hour was not yet come.--This is the writer's explanation of the fact that they did not seek to take Him. Jesus had Himself used these words at the first sign at Cana of Galilee (John 2:4), and again before going up to this very festival (John 7:6). The beloved disciple has learnt the religious interpretation of history. That the hour was not yet come, was not the immediate cause which influenced those who desired, but dared not, to lay hands upon Him. The next verse points out that there was a division in the multitude (comp. John 7:43-44), and in the uncertainty of what the consequences may be, no one was bold enough to take the decisive step. But if not the immediate cause, the writer regards it as the primary cause. Looking back on the life of his Lord, from the old age of his own life, so full of eventful issues, he has learnt that every deed of that life, as every deed of every life, had its hour mapped out in the eternal counsels of God.
