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John 7:32

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7:32The Pharisees86 heard the crowd87 murmuring these things about Jesus,88 so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers89 to arrest him.90

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  1. 86 See the note on Pharisees in .
  2. 87 Or “The common people” (as opposed to the religious authorities like the Pharisees).
  3. 88 Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  4. 89 Or “servants.” The “chief priests and Pharisees” is a comprehensive term for the groups represented in the ruling council (the Sanhedrin) as in John 7:45; 18:3; Acts 5:22, 26. As “servants” or “officers” of the Sanhedrin their representatives should be distinguished from the Levites serving as temple police (perhaps John 7:30 and 44; also John 8:20; 10:39; 19:6; Acts 4:3). Even when performing “police” duties such as here, their “officers” are doing so only as part of their general tasks (see K. H. Rengstorf, 8:540).
  5. 90 Grk “to seize him.” In the context of a deliberate attempt by the servants of the chief priests and Pharisees to detain Jesus, the English verb “arrest” conveys the point more effectively.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering such things about him. Then the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple guards to arrest him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about him, and so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent servants to arrest him.

NLTNew Living Translation

When the Pharisees heard that the crowds were whispering such things, they and the leading priests sent Temple guards to arrest Jesus.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers in order to take him into custody .

KJV 1900King James Version

The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.