John 7:49
New International Version
No! But this mob that knows nothing of the law—there is a curse on them.”

New Living Translation
This foolish crowd follows him, but they are ignorant of the law. God’s curse is on them!”

English Standard Version
But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.”

Berean Standard Bible
But this crowd that does not know the law—they are under a curse.”

Berean Literal Bible
But this crowd, not knowing the Law, are accursed."

King James Bible
But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.

New King James Version
But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.”

New American Standard Bible
But this crowd that does not know the Law is accursed!”

NASB 1995
“But this crowd which does not know the Law is accursed.”

NASB 1977
“But this multitude which does not know the Law is accursed.”

Legacy Standard Bible
But this crowd which does not know the Law is accursed.”

Amplified Bible
But this [ignorant, contemptible] crowd that does not know the Law is accursed and doomed!”

Christian Standard Bible
But this crowd, which doesn’t know the law, is accursed.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But this crowd, which doesn’t know the law, is accursed!”

American Standard Version
But this multitude that knoweth not the law are accursed.

Contemporary English Version
And these people who don't know the Law are under God's curse anyway."

English Revised Version
But this multitude which knoweth not the law are accursed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This crowd is cursed because it doesn't know Moses' Teachings."

Good News Translation
This crowd does not know the Law of Moses, so they are under God's curse!"

International Standard Version
But this mob that does not know the Law—they're under a curse!"

Majority Standard Bible
But this crowd that does not know the law, they are under a curse.”

NET Bible
But this rabble who do not know the law are accursed!"

New Heart English Bible
But this crowd that does not know the Law is accursed."

Webster's Bible Translation
But this people who know not the law are cursed.

Weymouth New Testament
But this rabble who understand nothing about the Law are accursed!"

World English Bible
But this multitude that doesn’t know the law is cursed.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
But this multitude, that is not knowing the Law, is accursed.”

Berean Literal Bible
But this crowd, not knowing the Law, are accursed."

Young's Literal Translation
but this multitude, that is not knowing the law, is accursed.'

Smith's Literal Translation
But the crowd, not knowing the law, are cursed.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But this multitude, that knoweth not the law, are accursed.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But this crowd, which does not know the law, they are accursed.”

New American Bible
But this crowd, which does not know the law, is accursed.”

New Revised Standard Version
But this crowd, which does not know the law—they are accursed.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Except this cursed people, who do not know the law?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“However, this people who do not know The Written Law are damned.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But this multitude that know not the law are cursed.

Godbey New Testament
But this crowd knowing not the law are accursed.

Haweis New Testament
But this rabble, which knoweth not the law, is accursed.

Mace New Testament
but the populace, who are ignorant of the law, are such wretches.

Weymouth New Testament
But this rabble who understand nothing about the Law are accursed!"

Worrell New Testament
But this multitude, who know not the law, are accursed."

Worsley New Testament
but these people, who know not the law, are cursed.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
48“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him? 49But this crowd that does not know the law, they are under a curse.” 50Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who himself was one of them, asked,…

Cross References
John 9:34
They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.

John 12:42-43
Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue. / For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.

John 3:10
“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?

Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.

1 Corinthians 1:26-29
Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth. / But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, ...

Acts 4:13
When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.

Isaiah 53:1
Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?

Jeremiah 5:4-5
Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God. / I will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.” But they too, with one accord, had broken the yoke and torn off the chains.

Matthew 23:27-28
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

Luke 18:11
The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

1 Corinthians 2:8
None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Isaiah 29:14
Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”

Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

Matthew 15:14
Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

Romans 1:22
Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,


Treasury of Scripture

But this people who knows not the law are cursed.

John 9:34,40
They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out…

Isaiah 5:21
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

Isaiah 28:14
Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.

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John 7
1. Jesus reproves the ambition and boldness of his kinsmen;
10. goes up from Galilee to the feast of tabernacles;
14. teaches in the temple.
40. Various opinions of him among the people.
45. The Pharisees are angry that their officers took him not,
50. and chide with Nicodemus for taking his side.














But this crowd
The term "crowd" here refers to the common people who were present during Jesus' teachings. In the Greek, the word used is "ὄχλος" (ochlos), which often denotes a large group of people, typically those who are not part of the religious elite. Historically, the Pharisees and religious leaders viewed themselves as superior in knowledge and understanding of the law, often looking down upon the general populace. This phrase sets the stage for the Pharisees' disdainful attitude towards those they considered ignorant.

that does not know the law
The "law" here refers to the Torah, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, which were central to Jewish religious life and practice. The Greek word "νόμος" (nomos) is used, indicating the legal and moral code given by God to Moses. The Pharisees prided themselves on their meticulous knowledge and interpretation of the law, and they believed that ignorance of the law was a significant spiritual deficiency. This phrase highlights the Pharisees' belief that the crowd's lack of formal education in the law rendered them spiritually inferior.

is accursed
The term "accursed" comes from the Greek word "ἐπικατάρατος" (epikataratos), which means to be under a curse or condemned. In the Jewish context, being accursed was a serious state, often implying divine disfavor or judgment. The Pharisees' declaration that the crowd is accursed reflects their belief that ignorance of the law equated to being outside of God's favor. This harsh judgment underscores the religious leaders' failure to recognize the heart of God's law, which is love and mercy, and their inability to see the spiritual hunger and potential within the crowd.

(49) But this people who knoweth not the law . . .--The words express "Those people there, among whom you have been, and with whose opinion you have been coinciding, instead of holding the authoritative opinion which we have declared, and which we alone can declare. We are the interpreters of the Law, and have the key of knowledge. That ignorant rabble uninstructed in the Law are cursed."

Are cursed.--The writings of the Rabbis are full of scorn and contempt for the untutored multitude, whom they called 'am h??retz, "people of the earth," as opposed to those instructed in the Law, whom they called '?m k?desh, "holy people." These words are an expression of this contempt. Some have supposed that they are meant to express the ban of excommunication, which they use as a weapon of compulsion in John 9:22, but this is quite out of the question as applied here to the multitude.

Verse 49. - But this multitude, which knoweth not the Law, are accursed. This is a most contemptuous expression - am-ha-'arez, equivalent to "this scum of the earth," "the unlettered rabble." The Pharisees were accustomed to show sovereign contempt for those who had no admission to their own culture and methods of knowledge. Edersheim and Wunsche quote 'Pes.,' 49, b; 'Baba,' B. 8, b; and 'Chetub.,' 3:6 in proof of the utter inhumanity of their judgments. This language did not endorse a formal excommunication of the multitude - a supposition in its own nature impossible and absurd - but it expressed the brusque and harsh contempt with which the Pharisees then present wished to correct the weak compliance of their own servants. Lange presses the utterance too far. We cannot see in it more than the bitter outburst of their pent-up spite.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
But
ἀλλὰ (alla)
Conjunction
Strong's 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.

this
οὗτος (houtos)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

crowd
ὄχλος (ochlos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.

that
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

does not know
γινώσκων (ginōskōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Law,
νόμον (nomon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3551: From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.

they are
εἰσιν (eisin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

under a curse.”
ἐπάρατοί (eparatoi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1944: From epi and a derivative of kataraomai; imprecated, i.e. Execrable.


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