John Chapter 7 verse 44 Holy Bible
And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
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And some of them had a desire to take him; but no man put hands on him.
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But some of them desired to take him, but no one laid hands upon him.
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And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
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Some of them would have arrested him, but no one laid hands on him.
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And certain of them were willing to seize him, but no one laid hands on him;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 44. - And some of them; i.e. of those who refused to accord him Messianic reception because he had not commenced his ministry at Bethlehem, and had not flaunted his Davidic ancestry. Some of the multitude were ready on their own account to act, or at least to aid or abet the baffled officers of state in their task: would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him. The same mysterious power, the same conflicting fear of the result among the enthusiastic crowd then waving their palm branches and shouting "the great Hosanna," nay, the all-wise providence of God, restrained them yet again. "His hour was not yet come."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(44) And some of them would have taken him--i.e., those who asked "Doth the Christ, then, come out of Galilee?" (John 7:41.) The officers of the Sanhedrin were present all this time (John 7:32), and are immediately mentioned as distinct from the "some" of this verse.No man laid hands on him.--Comp. John 7:30. The reason is not here repeated. The fact is in part explained by the existence of a section who received Him as the Prophet and as the Christ, and in part by the power of His presence and words which impressed even the officers sent to take Him. (Comp. John 18:6.)
