John 7:50

John 7:50 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)
• New International Version (NIV)Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who was one of their own number, asked,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Nicodemus (he who came to Jesus by night, being one of them) said to them,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then Nicodemus, the leader who had met with Jesus earlier, spoke up.

Context of John 7:50

48Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him? 49But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed." Nicodemus, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, said to them, 51"Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?" 52They replied, "Are you from Galilee too? Search and see that no prophet arises from Galilee." [The earliest manuscripts do not include 7:53–8:11.]

John 7:50 word by word

λέγει Νικόδημος πρὸς αὐτούς, ὁ ἐλθὼν πρὸς αὐτὸν τὸ πρότερον, εἷς ὢν ἐξ αὐτῶν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmos · NicodemusG3530
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• he that cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• by nightνύξnux · nightG3571
• beingεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537

Cross-references for John 7:50

• John 3:1Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
• John 19:39Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds in weight.

Commentaries on John 7:50

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 50Nicodemus - being one of them - That is, a Pharisee, and a ruler of the Jews: see on John 3:1; (note).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 40-53Verses 40-53 The malice of Christ's enemies is always against reason, and sometimes the staying of it cannot be accounted for. Never any man spake with that wisdom, and power, and grace, that convincing clearness, and that sweetness, wherewith Christ spake. Alas, that many, who are for a time restrained, and who speak highly of the word of Jesus, speedily lose their convictions, and go on in their sins! People are foolishly swayed by outward motives in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 49-51Nicodemus was likely starting to believe in Jesus (see 3:1–21; 19:38–42). Some leaders claimed that none of the Pharisees believed in Jesus (7:48). They spoke as if only the crowd, whom the leaders believed did not understand the law, supported him. However, Nicodemus shows that this was not completely true. Not only the people in the crowd, but also some Pharisees were beginning to believe in him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 50-5350-53. Nicodemus--reappearing to us after nearly three years' absence from the history, as a member of the council, probably then sitting.Read the comment

Topics related to John 7:50

• Jesus, the Christ
• Nicodemus

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• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Division
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• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Law in the New Testament
• Nicodemus

Commentaries on John 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings