John 7:45–8:1

The Unbelief of Those in Authority

⁴⁵Then the temple police went back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why did you not arrest him?” ⁴⁶The police answered, “Never has anyone spoken like this!” ⁴⁷Then the Pharisees replied, “Surely you have not been deceived, too, have you? ⁴⁸Has any one of the authorities or of the Pharisees believed in him?^{* 49}But this crowd, which does not know the law, they are accursed.” ⁵⁰Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus^w before and who was one of them, asked, ⁵¹“Our law does not judge people without first giving them a hearing to find out what they are doing, does it?”^{* 52}They replied, “Surely you are not also from Galilee, are you? Search and you will see that no prophet is to arise from Galilee.”

The Woman Caught in Adultery

⁵³[[Then each of them went home,

⁸while Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.