John 7:50

50 ¹Nicodemus (he who came to Him before, being one of them) said to them,

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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

48 "No one of the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he?

49 "But this crowd which does not know the Law is accursed."

50 Nicodemus (he who came to Him before, being one of them) said to them,

51 "Our Law does not judge a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?"

52 They answered him, "You are not also from Galilee, are you? Search, and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee."