The Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders

Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, [who] asked them,“Why vvv didn’t you bring Him {in}?”

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“Never {has} anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered.

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“{Have} you vvv also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees 48 “{Have} any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him? 49 But this crowd that vvv does not know the law— they are under a curse.”

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Nicodemus, who had gone to [Jesus] by night[fn] [and who himself] was one of them, asked 51 “{Does} our law vvv convict a man vvv without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”

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

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Then each went to his own home. 8