The Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders

45 Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why did you not bring him in?” 46 The officers answered, “Never has anyone spoken like this [fn]man.” 47 The Pharisees answered them, “Have you also been deceived? 48 None of the rulers or the Pharisees have believed in him, have they? 49 But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.” 50 Then Nicodemus, who had gone to [fn]Jesus [fn]by night and who was one of the rulers, said, 51 “Does our law condemn a man without first giving him a hearing and finding out what he is doing?” 52 They answered him, “Are yoʋ also from Galilee? Search and see that no prophet [fn]has ever arisen from Galilee.”