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John 7:50-51

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7:50 Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus 1  before and who was one of the rulers, 2  said, 3  7:51 “Our law doesn’t condemn 4  a man unless it first hears from him and learns 5  what he is doing, does it?” 6 

1 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

2 tn Grk “who was one of them”; the referent (the rulers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

3 tn Grk “said to them.”

4 tn Grk “judge.”

5 tn Grk “knows.”

6 tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here the tag is “does it?”).



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