They sought therefore (εζητουν ουν). Imperfect active of ζητεω, inchoative or conative, they began to seek. Either makes sense. Th…

Then they sought to take him. The rulers and their friends. They did this—

1. Because of his reproof; and,
2. For professi…

Then they sought to take him.—The tense is imperfect, marking the continuance of a series of efforts to take Him. The per…

And I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom you know not. But I know him: for I am from him, and he has sent me. Then they s…

St. Augustine of Hippo: It was said above that our Lord went up to the feast secretly, not because He feared being captured (for…

Jesus’ enemies attempted to seize him, but they failed because the hour of crisis had not come. Not only did “the time” restrain him from sudden in…

Therefore they sought to seize him. They had no lack of will to do him harm; they even made the attempt, and they had strength to do it. W…

Then they sought to take him
By force, and carry him before the sanhedrim, in order to be tried and condemned as a b…

Christ proclaimed aloud that they were in error in their thoughts about his origin. He was sent by God, who showed himself true to his promises. Th…

Having considered the origin of His doctrine, the Evangelist now tells us about the origin of its Teacher.