John 7:47The Pharisees therefore answered them, "You aren't also led astray, are you?
The setting
Jerusalem, ~30 AD. Feast of Tabernacles. Temple guards return empty-handed to furious Pharisees who expected Jesus arrested...
The emotion here: frustrated and losing control of the situation
The original word
planáō (πλανάω) — to lead astray, deceive; same word used for sheep wandering from flock
Why it matters
Temple guards were Levites, not Romans - they answered to Jewish religious authority
Read with care
What most readers miss in John 7:47
The guards were supposed to arrest Jesus but came back convinced by His teaching
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about theological debate, but the Pharisees are panicking because their own temple guards refused to arrest Jesus.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
John 7:47 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
John 7:47 comes from the book of John, written during the gospel period. The setting is the Temple. These words are attributed to Pharisees. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include religious opposition, deception. Notable phrases: led astray.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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