John 7:30
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So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
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sought to take . . . none laid hands--their impotence being equal to their malignity.
Open source ↗In this chapter we have, I. Christ's declining for some time to appear publicly in Judea (Joh 7:1). II. His design to go up to Jerusalem at the feast of tabernacles, and his discourse with his kindred in Galilee concerning his going up to this feast (Joh 7:2-13). III. His preaching publicly in the temple at that feast. 1. In the midst of the feast (Joh 7:14, Joh 7:15). We have his discourse with the Jews, (1.) Concerning his doctrine (Joh 7:16-18). (2.) Concerning the crime of sabbath-breaking laid to his charge (Joh 7:19-24). (3.) Concerning himself, both whence he came and whither he was going (Joh 7:25-36). 2. On the last day of he feast. (1.) His gracious invitation to poor souls to come to him (Joh 7:37-39). (2.) The reception that it met with. [1.] Many of the people disputed about it (Joh 7:40-44). [2.] The chief priests would have brought him into trouble for it, but were first disappointed by their officers (Joh 7:45-49) and then silenced by one of their own court (Joh 7:50-53).
Open source ↗7:30 Jesus’ opponents failed to arrest him because in God’s sovereign plan, his time, when he would be glorified on the cross, had not yet come (see study note on 12:23; see also 10:17-18; 18:6-8). All four arrest scenes in 7:1–8:59 stress that Jesus was in control, not the Jewish leaders.
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At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.
Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.
He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.
When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.
When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.
I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.
But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.
Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.