7:46

Never has anyone spoken like this man!: This clause explains why the temple police did not arrest Jesus. They said that he spoke in a different way than everyone else. He spoke more wisely and with greater authority than anyone else they had heard (see, for example, Mark 1:22). They thought that there was something special about him.

Here are other ways to translate this clause:

No one ever spoke the way this man does. (New International Version)
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No one ever spoke as this man speaks. (Revised English Bible)

In some languages it may be necessary to make explicit in what way Jesus spoke that was different from others. For example:

The words he says are greater than the words of any other person who has ever spoken! (New Century Version)
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“We have never heard anyone say such amazing things!” (English Easy-to-Read Version)

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