John 7:30
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.”
οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
ἐπιβάλλω
laid
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ἐπιβάλλω
to throw upon (literal or figurative, transitive or reflexive; usually with more or less force); specially (with G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ) implied) to reflect; impersonally, to belong to
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χείρ
hand,
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χείρ
Hand. Cheir. Into Your hands I commit my spirit. The hands that made the universe were the hands that were nailed to the cross. He gave everything including His hands.
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ζητέω
They were seeking
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ζητέω
To seek, to look for, to desire. Zeteo. Seek first the kingdom of God. Seeking is active not passive. The kingdom does not come to those who wait passively. Seek it.
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οὐδείς
no one
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οὐδείς
No one, nothing, none. No one can snatch them out of My hand. The security of the believer rests not in their grip but in His. And His grip never fails.
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ἔρχομαι
had come
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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πιάζω
to take,
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πιάζω
to squeeze, i.e. seize (gently by the hand (press), or officially (arrest), or in hunting (capture))
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ὥρα
hour
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ὥρα
an "hour" (literally or figuratively)
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οὔπω
not yet
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οὔπω
not yet
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