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John 7:45

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

KJV

Ἦλθον οὖν οἱ ὑπηρέται πρὸς τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ Φαρισαίους, καὶ εἶπον αὐτοῖς ἐκεῖνοι, διατί οὐκ ἠγάγετε αὐτόν;

Greek NT

Venerunt ergo ministri ad pontifices et pharisæos. Et dixerunt eis illi : Quare non adduxistis illum ?

Vulgate

The officers therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why did ye not bring him?

ASV

The ministers therefore came to the chief priests and the Pharisees. And they said to them: Why have you not brought him?

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Φαρισαῖος
pharisaios
noun · 101×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
διατί
diati
particle · 24×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
ἀρχιερεύς
archiereus
noun · 121×
ἄγω
ago
verb · 70×
ἐκεῖνος
ekeinos
demonstrative · 240×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
o
article · 19778×
ὑπηρέτης
uperetes
noun · 20×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. Nothing is placed in the Holy Scriptures without a reason, for they were uttered by the Holy Ghost, therefore let us enquire exactly into every point. For it is possible from one expression to find out the entire meaning (of a passage), as in the case before us. Many of them of Jerusalem said, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill? But, lo, he speaks boldly, and they say no…

Cross-references

  • John 7:32 — The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.
  • Luke 22:53 — When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
  • Matt 26:58 — But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest’s palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.