John 7:51
The Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
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?”
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Berean Standard Bible
“Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”
American Standard Version (1901)
Doth our law judge a man, except it first hear from himself and know what he doeth?
Bible in Basic English
Is a man judged by our law before it has given him a hearing and has knowledge of what he has done?
Free Bible Version
“Does our law condemn a man without a hearing and without finding out what he actually did?”
Geneva Bible 1599
Doth our Law iudge a man before it heare him, and knowe what he hath done?
King James (Authorized) Version
Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?
One Unity Resource Bible
“Our Torah ·Teaching· does not condemn a man, does it, until after hearing from him personally and finding out what he’s doing?”
Plain English Version
“God’s law says that we can’t say a man is guilty until we listen to him and find out more about what he’s been doing.”
Translation for Translators
“We have not listened to what he says to find out what he is doing. ◄It is not permitted in our Jewish law [PRS] for us to say, before questioning someone, that we must punish him!/Is it permitted in our Jewish law [PRS] for us to say, before questioning someone, that we must punish him?► [RHQ]”
Unlocked Literal Bible
“Does our law judge a man before hearing from him and knowing what he does?”
Noah Webster Bible
Doth our law judge any man before it heareth him, and knoweth what he doeth?
World English Bible
“Does our law judge a man unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?”
Young's Literal Translation
'Doth our law judge the man, if it may not hear from him first, and know what he doth?'