^7:50Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus¹³⁰ before and who was one of the rulers,¹³¹ said,¹³²^7:51“Our law doesn’t condemn¹³³ a man unless it first hears from him and learns¹³⁴ what he is doing, does it?”¹³⁵

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Footnotes

130 Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
131 Grk “who was one of them”; the referent (the rulers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
132 Grk “said to them.”
133 Grk “judge.”
134 Grk “knows.”
135 Questions prefaced with μή (mē) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here the tag is “does it?”).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Nicodemus, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, said to them, “Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who was one of their own number, asked, “Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Nicodemus—the one who came to him previously and who was one of them—said to them, “Our law doesn’t judge a man before it hears from him and knows what he’s doing, does it?”

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Nicodemus, the leader who had met with Jesus earlier, spoke up. “Is it legal to convict a man before he is given a hearing?” he asked.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Nicodemus, the one who came to him previously—who was one of them—said to them, “Our law does not condemn a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?”

KJV 1900King James Version

Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,) Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?

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