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John 7:45

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Lack of Belief

7:45Then the officers121 returned122 to the chief priests and Pharisees,123 who said to them, “Why didn’t you bring him back with you?”124

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Footnotes

  1. 121 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).
  2. 122 Grk “came.”
  3. 123 See the note on Pharisees in .
  4. 124 Grk “Why did you not bring him?” The words “back with you” are implied.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why did you not bring him?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Finally the temple guards went back to the chief priests and the Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring him in?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then the servants came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring him?”

NLTNew Living Translation

When the Temple guards returned without having arrested Jesus, the leading priests and Pharisees demanded, “Why didn’t you bring him in?”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees. And they said to them, “Why did you not bring him?”

KJV 1900King James Version

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