Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
Scripture
John 7:45-53
Commentary
The temple guards were sent out to arrest Jesus
but returned empty handed. They did not arrest Him because
He spoke like no one else.
The Jewish leaders respond by telling the guards
how foolish they were because none of the other leaders had
believed in Jesus. The only people who followed Jesus were
ignorant people who knew nothing of the law.
This was inaccurate as Nicodemus had become a
follower of Jesus. He seeks to defend Jesus by
rhetorically asking if it was lawful to condemn anyone without
having a trial first. The Jewish leaders respond in
typical fashion, having already made up their minds that Jesus
was guilty because "prophets do not come from Galilee."
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