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John 7:51

John 7:51
Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?

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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Doth our law ... - The law required justice to be done, and gave every man the right to claim a fair and impartial trial, Lev 19:15-16; Exo 23:1-2; Deu 19:15, Deu 19:18. Their condemnation of Jesus…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Doth our law judge any man - Τον ανθρωπον, 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.…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

John 7:45-53

The chief priests and Pharisees are here in a close cabal, contriving how to suppress Christ; though this was the great day of the feast, they attended not the religious services of the day, but left…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Doth our law -Law" is emphatic. -You condemn the multitude for not knowing the law; but are we not forgetting the law in condemning a man unheard?" These learned theologians and lawyers were…