John

John 7:50–52

⁵⁰Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who himself was one of them, asked, ⁵¹“Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”

⁵²“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”^g

Footnotes

g 7:52 Some early manuscripts do not include John 7:53|JHN 7:53through John 8:11.

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John 7:50

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Nicodemus	Νικόδημος	Nikodēmos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3530 Nicodemus
who	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
had gone	ἐλθὼν	elthōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2064 I come, go
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
earlier	πρότερον	proteron	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative	G4386 formerly, before
was	ὢν	ōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1510 I am, exist
one	εἷς	heis	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1520 one
of	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
them	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
asked	Λέγει	Legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak

John 7:51

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
law	νόμος	nomos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law
convict	κρίνει	krinei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2919 I judge, decide, think good
a man	ἄνθρωπον	anthrōpon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
without	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
first	πρῶτον	prōton	Adverb - Superlative	G4412 first, before
hearing	ἀκούσῃ	akousē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G191 I hear, listen
from	παρ’	par’	Preposition	G3844 from, in the presence of
him	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
to determine	γνῷ	gnō	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1097 I come to know, learn, realize
what	τί	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
he has done	ποιεῖ	poiei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4160 I do, make

John 7:52

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Aren’t	εἶ	ei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
you	σὺ	sy	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
also	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
Galilee	Γαλιλαίας	Galilaias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1056 Galilee
they replied	Ἀπεκρίθησαν	Apekrithēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G611 I answer, reply
Look into it	ἐραύνησον	eraunēson	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2045 I search diligently
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
you will see	ἴδε	ide	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look!
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
no	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
prophet	προφήτης	prophētēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4396 a prophet, poet
comes	ἐγείρεται	egeiretai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1453 I wake, arouse, raise up
out of	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
Galilee	Γαλιλαίας	Galilaias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1056 Galilee

Cross-references

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John 7:50 John 19:39 · John 3:1–2

John 7:51 Proverbs 18:13 · Deuteronomy 1:17 · Deuteronomy 19:15–19 · Acts 23:3 · Deuteronomy 17:8–11 · Deuteronomy 17:6

John 7:52 John 7:41 · John 1:46 · Isaiah 9:1–2 · Matthew 4:15–16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.