John 7:51

“God’s law says that we can’t say a man is guilty until we listen to him and find out more about what he’s been doing.”

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

50One of that Pharisee mob was Nicodemus. Before this time, he was the man that talked to Jesus one night. Nicodemus said to the others,

52The others got angry and said, “Why are you talking like that? You are not from Galilee country, so you don’t have to be friendly with that Galilee man. Go and have a look at God’s book. It doesn’t say anything about God getting a man from Galilee to tell his message.”

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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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