King James Version
What Does John 7:50 Mean?
“Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,) to Jesus: Gr. to him”
Context
48
Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?
49
But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.
50
Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,) to Jesus: Gr. to him
51
Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?
52
They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(50) On the character of Nicodemus, see Notes on John 3. His position here is that of a friend of Jesus, who still does not dare to declare himself His open follower.
**He that came to Jesus by night.**—Comp. Note on John 3:2. The better reading here is, probably, *he that came to Him before.*
**Being one of them** contains the answer to their question, “Hath any one (as above) of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on Him?” (John 7:48).
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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