John 7:48
46 “Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered.
47 “Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.
“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
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,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
- KJV
- Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?
- WEB
- Have any of the rulers or any of the Pharisees believed in him?
- ASV
- Hath any of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees?
- DARBY
- Has any one of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees?
- BLB
- Did anyone out of the rulers or out of the Pharisees believe in Him?
- ÅB
- Har vel noen av rådsherrene trodd på ham, eller noen av fariseerne?
- OTB
- «Har noen av lederne eller fariseerne trodd på ham?
- B1930
- Har vel nogen av rådsherrene trodd på ham, eller nogen av fariseerne?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 12:42
Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.
Read in context1 Corinthians 1:20
Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
Read in contextJohn 7:26
Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?
Read in context1 Corinthians 2:8
None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
Read in contextActs 6:7
So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
Read in contextMatthew 11:25
At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
Read in contextJeremiah 5:4–5
Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.
Read in context1 Corinthians 1:22–28
Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
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