John 7:46
New International Version
“No one ever spoke the way this man does,” the guards replied.

New Living Translation
“We have never heard anyone speak like this!” the guards responded.

English Standard Version
The officers answered, “No one ever spoke like this man!”

Berean Standard Bible
“Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered.

Berean Literal Bible
The officers answered, "Never has a man spoken like this, as this man speaks."

King James Bible
The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.

New King James Version
The officers answered, “No man ever spoke like this Man!”

New American Standard Bible
The officers answered, “Never has a man spoken in this way!”

NASB 1995
The officers answered, “Never has a man spoken the way this man speaks.”

NASB 1977
The officers answered, “Never did a man speak the way this man speaks.”

Legacy Standard Bible
The officers answered, “Never has a man spoken like this!”

Amplified Bible
The guards replied, “Never [at any time] has a man talked the way this Man talks!”

Christian Standard Bible
The servants answered, “No man ever spoke like this! ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The police answered, “No man ever spoke like this!”

American Standard Version
The officers answered, Never man so spake.

Contemporary English Version
They answered, "No one has ever spoken like this man!"

English Revised Version
The officers answered, Never man so spake.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The temple guards answered, "No human has ever spoken like this man."

Good News Translation
The guards answered, "Nobody has ever talked the way this man does!"

International Standard Version
The officers answered, "No man ever spoke like that!"

Majority Standard Bible
“Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered.

NET Bible
The officers replied, "No one ever spoke like this man!"

New Heart English Bible
The officers answered, "No man ever spoke like this man."

Webster's Bible Translation
The officers answered, Never man spoke like this man.

Weymouth New Testament
"No mere man has ever spoken as this man speaks," said the officers.

World English Bible
The officers answered, “No man ever spoke like this man!”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The officers answered, “Never so spoke man—as this Man.”

Berean Literal Bible
The officers answered, "Never has a man spoken like this, as this man speaks."

Young's Literal Translation
The officers answered, 'Never so spake man -- as this man.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And the servants answered, Never spake man as this man.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The ministers answered: Never did man speak like this man.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The attendants responded, “Never has a man spoken like this man.”

New American Bible
The guards answered, “Never before has anyone spoken like this one.”

New Revised Standard Version
The police answered, “Never has anyone spoken like this!”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The soldiers said to them, Never a man has spoken as this man speaks.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The guards were saying to them, “Never in this way has a man spoken as This Man speaks.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
The attendants answered: Never did man speak like this man.

Godbey New Testament
The officers responded, Never did a man so speak, as this man speaks.

Haweis New Testament
The officers answered, Never did man before speak in such a manner as this man.

Mace New Testament
the officers answered, never did man speak like this man.

Weymouth New Testament
"No mere man has ever spoken as this man speaks," said the officers.

Worrell New Testament
The officers answered, "Never did man speak thus!"

Worsley New Testament
Never man spake like this man.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
45Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?” 46“Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered. 47“Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.…

Cross References
Matthew 7:28-29
When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching, / because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

Luke 4:22
All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.

John 1:14
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 6:68
Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

Matthew 13:54
Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.

Mark 1:22
The people were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.

Luke 2:47
And all who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers.

John 12:49-50
I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it. / And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”

John 14:10
Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.

John 18:6
When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.

John 18:37
“Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”

Isaiah 50:4
The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.

Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.

Psalm 45:2
You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.

Isaiah 11:2
The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.


Treasury of Scripture

The officers answered, Never man spoke like this man.

Never.

John 7:26
But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?

Matthew 7:29
For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

Luke 4:22
And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

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John 7
1. Jesus reproves the ambition and boldness of his kinsmen;
10. goes up from Galilee to the feast of tabernacles;
14. teaches in the temple.
40. Various opinions of him among the people.
45. The Pharisees are angry that their officers took him not,
50. and chide with Nicodemus for taking his side.














No one ever spoke like this man!
No one
The phrase "No one" underscores the uniqueness and unparalleled nature of Jesus' teachings. In the Greek, "οὐδέποτε" (oudeis) emphasizes the absolute negation, suggesting that among all the teachers, prophets, and leaders throughout history, none have matched the authority and wisdom of Jesus. This statement reflects the astonishment and recognition of Jesus' divine authority, even by those who were sent to arrest Him. It highlights the impact of His words on both followers and skeptics alike.

ever spoke
The Greek word for "spoke" is "ἐλάλησεν" (elalesen), which implies not just the act of speaking but conveying a message with authority and purpose. The use of "ever" (πώποτε, popote) in conjunction with "spoke" suggests a timeless quality to Jesus' words. His teachings transcend the temporal and cultural limitations of His time, resonating with eternal truth. This phrase indicates that Jesus' manner of speaking was not only unique in content but also in its profound effect on the listeners.

like this man
The phrase "like this man" points directly to the person of Jesus Christ, emphasizing His humanity while simultaneously acknowledging His divine wisdom. The Greek "οὕτως" (houtos) for "like" suggests a comparison that elevates Jesus above all others. The term "this man" (οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος, houtos ho anthropos) is significant because it acknowledges Jesus' incarnation—fully God and fully man. This dual nature is central to Christian theology, as it affirms that Jesus, though human, spoke with the authority of God Himself. The officers' recognition of Jesus' unique authority and wisdom, despite their mission to arrest Him, serves as a testament to His divine nature and the power of His words.

(46) Never man spake like this man.--Some of the oldest MSS., including the Vatican, have a shorter text, "Never man spake thus"; but the longer reading is to be preferred. The very officers acknowledged His power, and tell the professed teachers, whose opinions and words were the rule of all Jewish life, that never man spake as He whom they sought to take! It is probable that in the section immediately preceding (John 7:32-34), St. John gives us only a resume of what Jesus had said, and that words which have not come down to us were among those which produced so profound an impression on the officers.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
“Never {has}
Οὐδέποτε (Oudepote)
Adverb
Strong's 3763: Never. From oude and pote; not even at any time, i.e. Never at all.

anyone
ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

spoken
ἐλάλησεν (elalēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

like
ὡς (hōs)
Conjunction
Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

this
οὗτος (houtos)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

man!”
ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

officers
ὑπηρέται (hypēretai)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5257: From hupo and a derivative of eresso; an under-oarsman, i.e. subordinate.

answered.
Ἀπεκρίθησαν (Apekrithēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.


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