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They sought therefore to take him. No one laid a hand on him, because his hour was not yet come.
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God's Perfect Timing
Commentators unanimously highlight that Jesus was not arrested because "his hour was not yet come." This phrase reveals a profound truth: every event in Jesus's life, especially his death, was part of a divinely ordained plan. His enemies' failure was not due to their lack of will, but to God's sovereign protection, ensuring Jesus would complete his mission according to a perfect, predetermined schedule.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Then they sought to take him. The rulers and their friends. They did this—
They sought therefore (εζητουν ουν). Imperfect active of ζητεω, inchoative or conative, they began to seek. Either makes sense. Th…
19th Century
Anglican
Then they sought to take him.—The tense is imperfect, marking the continuance of a series of efforts to take Him. The per…
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Baptist
Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come. And many of the people believed on him, and said…
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…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Having considered the origin of His doctrine, the Evangelist now tells us about the origin of its Teacher.
