John 7:45–8:1

The Unbelief of the Jewish Authorities

⁴⁵When the guards went back, the chief priests and Pharisees asked them, “Why did you not bring him?”

⁴⁶The guards answered, “Nobody has ever talked like this man!”

⁴⁷“Did he fool you, too?” the Pharisees asked them. ⁴⁸“Have you ever known one of the authorities or one Pharisee to believe in him? ⁴⁹This crowd does not know the Law of Moses, so they are under God’s curse!”

^50*One of the Pharisees there was Nicodemus, the man who had gone to see Jesus before. He said to the others, ⁵¹“According to our Law we cannot condemn anyone before hearing him and finding out what he has done.”

⁵²“Well,” they answered, “are you also from Galilee? Study the Scriptures and you will learn that no prophet ever comes^s from Galilee.” ⁵³(8:1a) Then everyone went home,

The Woman Caught in Adultery

8but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.