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John 10:39 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

³⁹ [Then] the Jews again tried to arrest Him, but He escaped from their hands.

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³⁹ Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,

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³⁹ They sought again to arrest Him, but He escaped from their hands.

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³⁹ They sought again to take him: and he went forth out of their hand.

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³⁹ Again, they wanted to arrest him, but he escaped from them.

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³⁹ Therefore, they sought to apprehend him, but he escaped from their hands.

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But the Pharisees left and began discussing together how they could arrange to kill Him.

Then the Jews again picked up stones [intending] to stone Him.

Then they [i.e., the authorities] tried to arrest Jesus, but no one laid a hand on Him because His time had not yet come.

Some of them wanted to arrest Him, but no one [attempted to] lay a hand on Him.

So, they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself [or “was hidden,” suggesting a miraculous departure] and left the Temple [area].