King James Version
What Does John 7:32 Mean?
“The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.”
Context
30
Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
31
And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?
32
The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.
33
Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.
34
Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(32) **The Pharisees heard that the people murmured.**—Or, more exactly, *the Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring.* In the second clause of the verse, the Authorised version follows the order of the Received text, but almost all the better MSS. read, “the chief priests and the Pharisees.” We have to think of the Pharisees as taking the first steps. They see that faith in Him is spreading among the multitude, and that there is no time to be lost. They hastily call together the Sanhedrin, and the chief priests, who were for the most part Sadducees, join with them in an official resolve to take Him by force.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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