John 7:44
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And some of them had a desire to take him; but no man put hands on him.
Webster's Revision
And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
World English Bible
Some of them would have arrested him, but no one laid hands on him.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
Clarke's John 7:44 Bible Commentary
Would have taken him - Or, they wished to seize him. And this they would have done, and destroyed him too at that time, had they been unanimous; but their being divided in opinion, John 7:43, was the cause, under God, why his life was at that time preserved. How true are the words of the prophet: The wrath of man shall praise thee; and the remainder thereof thou wilt restrain! Psalm 76:10.