Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 7:44

"And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him." — John 7:44 (ASV)

And some of them would have taken him but no man laid hands on him.

In John 7:30, and in John 8:20, we are told why they did not take him: His hour was not yet come. And, like their Lord, saints are immortal till their work is done.