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Andδὲsomeτινὲςofἐξthemαὐτῶνwantedἤθελονto seizeπιάσαιhim,αὐτόνbutἀλλ’no oneοὐδεὶςlaidἐπέβαλενhandsτὰς χεῖραςonἐπ’him.αὐτὸν
John 7:44
Study it in the app“And some of them wanted to seize him, but no one laid hands on him.”
With the Greek beneath
John 7:44, word by word
- wantedἤθελονēthelon
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “ēthelon” appears- to seizeπιάσαιpiasai
seize
To catch someone, or take them by the hand.
Where else “piasai” appears- laidἐπέβαλενepebalen
lay on
To put something on something else; also to seize someone.
Where else “epebalen” appears- handsχεῖραςcheiras
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiras” appears
The context
43So there was a division in the crowd because of him.
44 · This verse (above)
45So the officers came to the high priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, “Why did you not bring him?”
To study John 7 in a group
1. What it says
At the festival, what do the people think of Jesus, and what do the guards sent to arrest him say? (vv. 12, 40-46)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink” (v. 37). What does he promise the one who believes in him? (vv. 37-39)
3. How I live it
Nicodemus asked that Jesus be heard before being judged (v. 51). When is it wise for you to listen first before forming an opinion about someone?