Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
They sought therefore to take him: and no man laid his hand on him, because his hour was not yet come.
Then they had a desire to take him: but no man put hands on him because his hour was still to come.
Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
They sought therefore to take him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.
They sought therefore to take him: and no man laid his hand on him, because his hour was not yet come.
Then they sought to take him - The rulers and their friends. They did this:
1. because of his reproof; and,
2. for professing to be the Messiah.
His hour - The proper and the appointed time for his death. See Matthew 21:46.
7:30 His hour - The time of his suffering.