John 7:32

32 The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus. So the leading priests and the Pharisees sent some Temple guards to arrest him.

John 7:32 Meaning and Commentary

John 7:32

The Pharisees heard that the people murmured
Or whispered, privately talked among themselves:

such things concerning him;
as that surely he must be the Messiah, since such wonderful things were done by him, and might also express some uneasiness and surprise, that the rulers did not receive him as such:

and the Pharisees, and the chief priests, sent officers to take him:
and bring him before the sanhedrim, by them to be condemned, and so a stop be put to the people's receiving him, and believing in him as the Messiah; fearing, that should things go on at this rate, their principles and practices would be rejected, and their persons and authority be brought into contempt.

John 7:32 In-Context

30 When Jesus said this, the people tried to take him. But no one was able to touch him, because it was not yet the right time.

31 But many of the people believed in Jesus. They said, "When the Christ comes, will he do more miracles than this man has done?"

32 The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus. So the leading priests and the Pharisees sent some Temple guards to arrest him.

33 Jesus said, "I will be with you a little while longer. Then I will go back to the One who sent me.

34 You will look for me, but you will not find me. And you cannot come where I am."