John 7:51

Does our law judge a man, unless it first may hear from himself and know what he does?

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In The King James Version

Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?

In Context

50Nicodemus says to them (he who came to him by night, being one of them),

52They answered and said to him, Are thou also from Galilee? Search and see, that out of Galilee arises no prophet.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 1:17Ye shall not respect persons in judgment. Ye shall hear the small and the great alike. Ye shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God's. And the case that is too hard for you ye shall bring to me, and I will hea

Deuteronomy 17:8If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates, then thou shall arise, and get thee up to the plac

Proverbs 18:13He who gives answer before he hears, it is folly and shame to him.

Matthew Henry on John 7:46-53

The Officers' Testimony of Christ. 45 Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him? 46 The officers answered, Never man spake like this man. 47 Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived? 48 Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? 49 But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed. 50 Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,) 51 Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him,… Read the whole commentary →

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