John 7:51 - Compare All Versions

Deli

Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus earlier and was both a ruler and a Pharisee, spoke up. “Does our Law decide about a man’s guilt without first listening to him and finding out what he is doing?”

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

“Our Law does not judge a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?”

“Our law does not judge a person without hearing him and knowing what he has done.”

Doth our law judge a man, except it first hear from himself and know what he doeth?

“Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing?”

“Does our law judge a man before it hears him and knows what he is doing?”

“Does our Law convict someone without first giving him a hearing and finding out what he is [accused of] doing?”

“Is it legal to convict a man before he is given a hearing?” he asked.

He cautioned them, saying, “Does our law decide a man’s guilt before we first hear him and allow him to defend himself?”

“Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?”