the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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John 7:51
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“Our law doesn’t judge a man before it hears from him and knows what he’s doing, does it?”
Doth our Law iudge any man before it heare him, & know what he doth?
Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?
"Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?"
"Our Law does not judge the person unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?"
"Our law does not judge a person without hearing him and knowing what he has done."
"Does our Law convict someone without first giving him a hearing and finding out what he is [accused of] doing?"
"Our Law does not judge a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?"
"Does our Law judge a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing?"
"Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?"
"Our Law doesn't let us condemn people before we hear what they have to say. We cannot judge them before we know what they have done."
"Our Torah doesn't condemn a man — does it? — until after hearing from him and finding out what he's doing."
Does our law judge a man before it have first heard from himself, and know what he does?
"Our law will not let us judge anyone without first hearing them and finding out what they have done."
Doth our Law iudge a man before it heare him, and knowe what he hath done?
Does our law convict a man, unless it first hears from him, and knows what he has done?
"According to our Law we cannot condemn people before hearing them and finding out what they have done."
"Our law does not condemn a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?"
Does our Law judge the man unless it hear from him first, and know what he does?
Doth our law judge a man, except it first hear from himself and know what he doeth?
Is a man judged by our law before it has given him a hearing and has knowledge of what he has done?
"Does our law judge a man, unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?"
"Surely our law does not condemnjudge">[fn] a person without first hearing from him and finding out what he is doing, does it?"Deuteronomy 1:17; 17:8; 19:15;">[xr]
Does our law condemn a man unless it shall hear from him first, and know what he hath done ?
Doth our law condemn a man, unless it first hear him, and know what he hath done?
Doth our lawe iudge any man, before it heare hym, and knowe what he hath done?
Doth our law judge a man, except it first hear from himself and know what he doeth?
"Does our law judge a man, unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?"
Doth our law judge a man before it hear him, and know what he doth?
"Does our Law," he asked, "judge a man without first hearing what he has to say and ascertaining what his conduct is?"
but it haue first herde of hym, and knowe what he doith?
Does our law judge a man, except it first hear from him and know what he does?
Doth our law judge [any] man before it heareth him, and knoweth what he doeth?
"Our law doesn't condemn a man unless it first hears from him and learns what he is doing, does it?"
"Does our law judge a man before it hears him and knows what he is doing?"
"Is it legal to convict a man before he is given a hearing?" he asked.
"Our Law does not say a man is guilty before he has been in court and before we know what he has done."
"Our law does not judge people without first giving them a hearing to find out what they are doing, does it?"
Surely, our law, doth not judge the man, unless it hear first from him, and get to know what he is doing?
Doth our law judge any man, unless it first hear him and know what he doth?
"Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?"
Doth oure lawe iudge eny man before it heare him and knowe what he hath done?
`Doth our law judge the man, if it may not hear from him first, and know what he doth?'
Doth oure lawe iudge eny man, before it heare him, and knowe what he hath done?
said to them, said to them, doth our law condemn any man before he is heard, without knowing the fact?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Deuteronomy 1:17, Deuteronomy 17:8-11, Deuteronomy 19:15-19, Proverbs 18:13
Reciprocal: Exodus 23:2 - follow Deuteronomy 17:4 - inquired 1 Samuel 20:32 - Wherefore Ezra 10:16 - to examine the matter Psalms 94:16 - stand up Proverbs 31:8 - Open Zechariah 7:9 - Execute true judgment John 3:2 - came Acts 23:3 - smitten Acts 25:16 - and have Acts 25:27 - General Acts 26:1 - Thou
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Doth our law judge any man,.... Or condemn any man; or can any man be lawfully condemned:
before it hear him: what he has to say for himself; is this the usual process in our courts? or is this a legal one to condemn a man unheard?
and know what he doth? what his crimes are. This he said, having a secret respect for Christ, though he had not courage enough openly to appear for him.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Doth our law ... - The law required justice to be done, and gave every man the right to claim a fair and impartial trial, Leviticus 19:15-16; Exodus 23:1-2; Deuteronomy 19:15, Deuteronomy 19:18. Their condemnation of Jesus was a violation of every rule of right. He was not arraigned; he was not heard in self-defense, and not a single witness was adduced. Nicodemus demanded that justice should be done, and that he should, not be condemned until he had had a fair trial. Every man should be presumed to be innocent until he is proved to be guilty. This is a maxim of law, and a most just and proper precept in our judgments in private life.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse John 7:51. Doth our law judge any man — Ïον ανθÏÏÏον, the man, i.e. who is accused. Perhaps Nicodemus did not refer so much to any thing in the law of Moses, as to what was commonly practiced among them. Josephus says, Ant. b. xiv. c. 9. s. 3, That the law has forbidden any man to be put to death, though wicked, unless he be first condemned to die by the Sanhedrin. It was probably to this law, which is not expressly mentioned in the five books of Moses, that Nicodemus here alludes. See laws relative to this point, Deuteronomy 17:8, c. Deuteronomy 19:15.
