John 7:50

New Living Translation

Then Nicodemus, the leader who had met with Jesus earlier, spoke up.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Nicodemus—the one who came to him previously and who was one of them—said to them,

King James Version (1611)
Nicodemus saith vnto them, (He that came to Iesus by night, being one of them,)

King James Version
Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)

English Standard Version
Nicodemus, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, said to them,

New American Standard Bible
Nicodemus (the one who came to Him before, being one of them) said to them,

New Century Version
Nicodemus, who had gone to see Jesus before, was in that group. He said,

Amplified Bible
Nicodemus (the one who came to Jesus before and was one of them) asked,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Nicodemus (he who came to Him before, being one of them) said to them,

Legacy Standard Bible
Nicodemus (he who came to Him before), being one of them, *said to them,

Berean Standard Bible
Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier, and who himself was one of them, asked,

Contemporary English Version
Nicodemus was there at the time. He was a member of the council, and was the same one who had earlier come to see Jesus. He said,

Complete Jewish Bible
Nakdimon, the man who had gone to Yeshua before and was one of them, said to them,

Darby Translation
Nicodemus says to them (being one of themselves),

Easy-to-Read Version
But Nicodemus was there in that group. He was the one who had gone to see Jesus before. He said,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Nicodemus said vnto them, (he that came to Iesus by night, and was one of them.)

George Lamsa Translation
Nicodemus, one of them, who had come to Jesus at night, said to them,

Good News Translation
One of the Pharisees there was Nicodemus, the man who had gone to see Jesus before. He said to the others,

Lexham English Bible
Nicodemus, the one who came to him previously—who was one of them—said to them,

Literal Translation
Nicodemus said to them, the one coming by night to Him, being one of themselves,

American Standard Version
Nicodemus saith unto them (he that came to him before, being one of them),

Bible in Basic English
Nicodemus--he who had come to Jesus before, being himself one of them--said to them,

Hebrew Names Version
Nakdimon (he who came to him by night, being one of them) said to them,

International Standard Version
One of their number, Nicodemus (the man who had previously gone to him), said to them,John 3:2;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
One of them, Nikodimos, he who came to Jeshu by night, saith to them,

Murdock Translation
One of them: Nicodemus, he who came to Jesus by night, said to them:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Nicodemus sayth vnto the, he that came to Iesus by nyght, and was one of them:

English Revised Version
Nicodemus saith unto them (he that came to him before, being one of them),

World English Bible
Nicodemus (he who came to him by night, being one of them) said to them,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Nicodemus (he that had come to Jesus by night, being one of them) saith to them,

Weymouth's New Testament
Nicodemus interposed--he who had formerly gone to Jesus, being himself one of them.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Nychodeme seith to hem, he that cam to hym bi nyyt, that was oon of hem, Whethir oure lawe demith a man,

Update Bible Version
Nicodemus, he that came to him before, being one of them, says to them,

Webster's Bible Translation
Nicodemus saith to them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them)

New English Translation
Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus before and who was one of the rulers, said,

New King James Version
Nicodemus (he who came to Jesus by night, [fn] being one of them) said to them,

New Life Bible
(Nicodemus was one of the proud religious law-keepers. He had come to Jesus at another time.) Nicodemus said to them,

New Revised Standard
Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus before, and who was one of them, asked,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Nicodemus saith unto them - he that came unto him formerly, being, one, from among them -

Douay-Rheims Bible
Nicodemus said to them (he that came to him by night, who was one of them):

Revised Standard Version
Nicode'mus, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, said to them,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Nicodemus sayde vnto them: He that came to Iesus by nyght and was one of them.

Young's Literal Translation
Nicodemus saith unto them -- he who came by night unto him -- being one of them,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Nicodemus sayde vnto them, he that came to him by night, which was one of them:

Mace New Testament (1729)
thereupon Nicodemus, he that came to Jesus by night, and was then present,

THE MESSAGE
Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus earlier and was both a ruler and a Pharisee, spoke up. "Does our Law decide about a man's guilt without first listening to him and finding out what he is doing?"

Simplified Cowboy Version
Then Nicodemus, the Pharisee who had met with Jesus before, spoke up and asked,

Contextual Overview

⁴⁵ When the Temple guards returned without having arrested Jesus, the leading priests and Pharisees demanded, "Why didn't you bring him in?" ⁴⁶ "We have never heard anyone speak like this!" the guards responded. ⁴⁷ "Have you been led astray, too?" the Pharisees mocked. ⁴⁸ "Is there a single one of us rulers or Pharisees who believes in him? ⁴⁹ This foolish crowd follows him, but they are ignorant of the law. God's curse is on them!" ⁵⁰ Then Nicodemus, the leader who had met with Jesus earlier, spoke up. ⁵¹ "Is it legal to convict a man before he is given a hearing?" he asked. ⁵² They replied, "Are you from Galilee, too? Search the Scriptures and see for yourself—no prophet ever comes from Galilee!" ⁵³

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[The most ancient Greek manuscripts do not include John 7:53–8:11.]

Then the meeting broke up, and everybody went home.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he that: John 3:1, John 3:2, John 19:39

to Jesus: Gr. to him

Reciprocal: Exodus 23:2 - follow Psalms 94:16 - stand up John 7:48 - General Acts 5:34 - stood

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Nicodemus saith unto them,.... To the Jewish sanhedrim, who were running down Christ, and his followers, in great wrath and fury:

he that came to Jesus by night; see John 3:1;

being one of them; a member of the sanhedrim.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Nicodemus - See John 3:1.

One of them - That is, one of the great council or Sanhedrin. God often places one or more pious men in legislative assemblies to vindicate his honor and his law; and he often gives a man grace on such occasions boldly to defend his cause; to put men upon their proof, and to confound the proud and the domineering. We see in this case, also, that a man, at one time timid and fearful (compare John 3:1), may on other occasions be bold, and fearlessly defend the truth as it is in Jesus. This example should lead every man entrusted with authority or office fearlessly to defend the truth of God, and, when the rich and the mighty are pouring contempt on Jesus and his cause, to stand forth as its fearless defender.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 7:50. Nicodemus - being one of them — That is, a Pharisee, and a ruler of the Jews: John 3:1.