51 “Our law doesn’t judge a man before it hears from him and knows what he’s doing, does it?”(A)

52 “You aren’t from Galilee(B) too, are you?” they replied. “Investigate and you will see that no prophet arises from Galilee.”[a](C)

[53 So each one went to his house.

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Footnotes

  1. John 7:52 Jonah and probably other prophets did come from Galilee; 2Kg 14:25

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

52 They replied, “Are you from Galilee, too? Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee.”(A)


[The earliest manuscripts and many other ancient witnesses do not have John 7:53—8:11. A few manuscripts include these verses, wholly or in part, after John 7:36, John 21:25, Luke 21:38 or Luke 24:53.]

53 Then they all went home,

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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.

53 And every man went unto his own house.

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

52 They answered and said to him, “Are you also from Galilee? Search and look, for (B)no prophet [a]has arisen out of Galilee.”

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53 [b]And everyone went to his own house.

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Footnotes

  1. John 7:52 NU is to rise
  2. John 7:53 NU brackets 7:53 through 8:11 as not in the original text. They are present in over 900 mss. of John.