John 7:50

50 Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who was one of their own number, asked,

John 7:50 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
50 Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)
English Standard Version (ESV)
50 Nicodemus, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, said to them,
New Living Translation (NLT)
50 Then Nicodemus, the leader who had met with Jesus earlier, spoke up.
The Message Bible (MSG)
50 Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus earlier and was both a ruler and a Pharisee, spoke up.
American Standard Version (ASV)
50 Nicodemus saith unto them (he that came to him before, being one of them),
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
50 One of those Pharisees was Nicodemus, who had previously visited Jesus. Nicodemus asked them,
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
50 Nicodemus-the one who came to Him previously, being one of them-said to them,
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
50 Then Nicodemus, a Pharisee, spoke. He was the one who had gone to Jesus earlier. He asked,

John 7:50 Meaning and Commentary

John 7:50

Nicodemus saith unto them
To the Jewish sanhedrim, who were running down Christ, and his followers, in great wrath and fury:

he that came to Jesus by night;
see ( John 3:1 John 3:2 ) ;

being one of them;
a member of the sanhedrim.

John 7:50 In-Context

48 “Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him?
49 No! But this mob that knows nothing of the law—there is a curse on them.”
50 Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who was one of their own number, asked,
51 “Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing?”
52 They replied, “Are you from Galilee, too? Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee.”

Cross References 1

  • 1. John 3:1; John 19:39
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