John 7:49-53 English Standard Version (ESV)

49. But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.”

50. 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?”

52. They 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.]

53. [[They went each to his own house,

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