SEV Biblia, Chapter 7:44
Y algunos de ellos querían prenderle; mas ninguno ech sobre l manos.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - John 7:44
Verse 44. Would have taken him] Or, they wished to seize him. And this they would have done, and destroyed him too at that time, had they been unanimous; but their being divided in opinion, ver. 43, was the cause, under God, why his life was at that time preserved. How true are the words of the prophet: The wrath of man shall praise thee; and the remainder thereof thou wilt restrain! Psa. lxxvi. 10.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 44. And some of them would have taken him , etc.] Some of the latter sort, who did not believe he was the Messiah; who were the most averse to him, and hot and furious against him; these were for seizing him at once in a violent manner, and for carrying him before the sanhedrim, as an impostor and blasphemer to be examined and tried, and judged by them, to whom it belonged to judge and determine concerning such persons: but no man laid hands on him ; though they had a good will to it, no man had power to do it; they were held back and restrained by the providence of God; and were diverted from it upon one consideration or another; either fearing the people, or being awed by the majesty of Christs countenance, or words; the true reason of which was, that which is before given, that his hour was not yet come.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 40-53 - The malice of Christ's enemies is always against reason, and sometime the staying of it cannot be accounted for. Never any man spake with that wisdom, and power, and grace, that convincing clearness, and tha sweetness, wherewith Christ spake. Alas, that many, who are for a tim restrained, and who speak highly of the word of Jesus, speedily los their convictions, and go on in their sins! People are foolishly swaye by outward motives in matters of eternal moment, are willing even to be damned for fashion's sake. As the wisdom of God often chooses thing which men despise, so the folly of men commonly despises those whom God has chosen. The Lord brings forward his weak and timid disciples, an sometimes uses them to defeat the designs of his enemies __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
τινες 5100 X-NPM δε 1161 CONJ ηθελον 2309 5707 V-IAI-3P εξ 1537 PREP αυτων 846 P-GPM πιασαι 4084 5658 V-AAN αυτον 846 P-ASM αλλ 235 CONJ ουδεις 3762 A-NSM επεβαλεν 1911 5627 V-2AAI-3S επ 1909 PREP αυτον 846 P-ASM τας 3588 T-APF χειρας 5495 N-APF
Vincent's NT Word Studies
44. Would have taken (hqelon piasai). See on vii. 17. Rather, were disposed: or wished to take him.
