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John 7:51

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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

John 7:51 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on John 7:51

Theological / Devotional

Before it hear him. For the principle here expressed see Deut. 1:16, 17 ; 17:2-7; 19:15. Nicodemus pleads for just and fair treatment, according to law. When Jesus was later arrested and condemned to death many rules of Jewish jurisprudence were broken (see Additional Notes on Matt. 26, Note 2).

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