John 7:45-53 ▼

45 Then the temple police came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “ Why haven’t you brought Him? ”

46 The police answered, “ No man ever spoke like this! ”

47 Then the Pharisees responded to them: “ Are you fooled too ?

48 Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him ?

49 But this crowd, which doesn’t know the law, is accursed! ”

50 Nicodemus  — the one who came to Him previously, being one of them  — said to them,

51 “ Our law doesn’t judge a man before it hears from him and knows what he’s doing, does it? ”

52 “ You aren’t from Galilee too, are you? ” they replied. “ Investigate and you will see that no prophet arises from Galilee.”

53 So each one went to his house.