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John 7:51
John 7:51 is verse 51 of John chapter 7, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
“Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”
King James Version
Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?
World English Bible
“Does our law judge a man unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?”
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John 7:49–53 · Berean Standard Bible
49 But this crowd that does not know the law, they are under a curse.”
50 Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who himself was one of them, asked,
51 “Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”
52 “Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”
53 Then each went to his own home.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Deuteronomy 1:17Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”
Deuteronomy 17:8If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.
Deuteronomy 17:9You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case.
Deuteronomy 17:10You must abide by the verdict they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you,
Deuteronomy 17:11according to the terms of law they give and the verdict they proclaim. Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from the decision they declare to you.
Deuteronomy 19:15A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.
Deuteronomy 19:16If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,
Deuteronomy 19:17both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time.
Deuteronomy 19:18The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,
Deuteronomy 19:19you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you.
Proverbs 18:13He who answers a matter before he hears it— this is folly and disgrace to him.