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John 7:44

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And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
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  1. Acts 23:11Rank 1 from verse 44
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    11And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

  2. John 7:30Rank 2 from verse 44
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    30Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.

  3. John 8:20Rank 3 from verse 44
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    20These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.

  4. Acts 18:10Rank 4 from verse 44
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    10For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.

  5. Acts 27:23–25Rank 5 from verse 44
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    23For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

    24Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cæsar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

    25Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.

  6. John 18:5–6Rank 6 from verse 44
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    5They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.

    6As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.

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John 7:44

COMBINED MEANING

taken

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1. Received, accepted, or chosen. 2. Seized or captured. 3. Carried or laid hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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laid

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Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hands

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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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7:40¶ Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.

7:41Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?

7:42Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

7:43So there was a division among the people because of him.

7:44And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.

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