7:32 {14} The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.
(14) As the kingdom of God increases, so increases the rage of his enemies, till at last they seek in vain for those missing blessings which they despised when they were present.
7:32 The Pharisees heard. The bitterest enemies of Christ. When they heard that the people were believing, they thought it time for action, so
the Pharisees and chief priests, that is, the Sanhedrin,
sent officers to take him. This was an official act, the first official attempt of the Sanhedrin to take Jesus. They had purposed it before, but had not taken action.
7:31-36 The discourses of Jesus convinced many that he was the Messiah; but they had not courage to own it. It is comfort to those who are in the world, but not of it, and therefore are hated by it and weary of it, that they shall not be in it always, that they shall not be in it long. Our days being evil, it is well they are few. The days of life and of grace do not last long; and sinners, when in misery, will be glad of the help they now despise. Men dispute about such sayings, but the event will explain them.
