John 7:30

“Then they sought to take him, etc.] By force, and carry him before the sanhedrim, in order to be tried and condemned as a blasphemer, being enraged to hear him claim a descent from God, whom they took to be a mere man, the son of Joseph the carpenter: but no man laid hands on him; though they had a good will to it, they had no power to do it, being restrained by the, secret providence of God from it, and awed by the majesty of Christ, which showed itself in his looks and words; and perhaps also they might be afraid of the people, lest they should rise in his favour; and so every man being fearful of being the first that should seize him, no man did: however, so it was ordered by divine…”

“sought to take . . . none laid hands--their impotence being equal to their malignity.”

“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. return to 'Top of Page'”

“His hour - The time of his suffering. John 7:33”

“7:30 Jesus’ opponents failed to arrest him because in God’s sovereign plan, his time, when he would be glorified on the cross, had not yet come (see study note on 12:23; see also 10:17-18; 18:6-8). All four arrest scenes in 7:1–8:59 stress that Jesus was in control, not the Jewish leaders.”

“they: Joh 7:19, Joh 7:32, Joh 8:37, Joh 8:59, Joh 10:31, Joh 10:39, Joh 11:57; Mar 11:18; Luk 19:47, Luk 19:48, Luk 20:19 but: Joh 7:6, Joh 7:8, Joh 7:44-46, Joh 8:20, Joh 9:4, Joh 11:9, Joh 11:10; Psa 76:10; Isa 46:10; Luk 13:32, Luk 13:33; Luk 22:53 John 7:31”