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

John 7:44 · KJV

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

— John 7:44

So there was a division among the people because of him.

Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?

John 7 — Context

Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

So there was a division among the people because of him.

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

Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?

The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.

Cross References

Acts 23:11

And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

John 7:30

Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.

John 8:20

These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.

Acts 18:10

For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.

John 18:5-6

They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am {he}. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.

Acts 27:23-25

For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,