7:50 Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus 5 before and who was one of the rulers, 6 said, 7
1 tn Or “speaking openly.”
2 sn They are saying nothing to him. Some people who had heard Jesus were so impressed with his teaching that they began to infer from the inactivity of the opposing Jewish leaders a tacit acknowledgment of Jesus’ claims.
3 tn Grk “this one.”
4 tn Or “the Messiah” (Both Greek “Christ” and Hebrew and Aramaic “Messiah” mean “one who has been anointed”).
sn See the note on Christ in 1:20.
5 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Grk “who was one of them”; the referent (the rulers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Grk “said to them.”