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John 7:50–51

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50aNicodemus (he who came to Him before), being one of them, *said to them,

51“aDoes our Law judge a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing?”

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Footnotes

  1. *Marks verbs that are historical presents in the Greek which have been translated with an English past tense in order to conform to modern usage.

Cross references

  1. aJohn 3:1; 19:39
  2. aEx 23:1; Deut 17:6; 19:15; Prov 18:13; Acts 23:3

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?