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Selected Verse: John 10:39 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Joh 10:39 |
King James |
Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand, |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Therefore they sought again to take him--true to their original understanding of His words, for they saw perfectly well that He meant to "make Himself God" throughout all this dialogue.
he escaped out of their hand--(See on Luk 4:30; Joh 8:59). |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Sought again to take him - They evidently understood him as still claiming equality with God, and under this impression Jesus left them. Nor can it be doubted that he intended to leave them with this impression; and if so, then he is divine.
He escaped - See Joh 8:59. |
The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
escaped
Or, went forth out of their hand.
See (Luk 4:30); (Joh 8:59). |
Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Again
Pointing back to Joh 7:30, Joh 7:32, Joh 7:44, where the word πιάσαι, to seize, is found.
Escaped out of (ἐξῆλθεν ἐκ)
Rev., literally, went forth out of. The phrase occurs only here. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
They sought again to take him - They could not reply to his arguments but by stones. The evidence of the truth could not be resisted; and they endeavored to destroy the person who spoke it. Truth may confound the obstinately wicked, but it does not convert them; and it is a just judgment of God, to leave those to perish in their gainsayings who obstinately continue to gainsay and disbelieve.
But he escaped - In such a way as we know not, for the evangelist has not specified the manner of it. |
59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way,
59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way,
44 And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
32 The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.
30 Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.