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John 7:48
“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Pharisees address the temple officers in John 7, responding to their failure to arrest Jesus by asking whether any religious authorities have accepted Him.
The words — The Greek phrase ἐπίστευσεν εἰς αὐτὸν (episteusen eis auton) literally means "has believed on Him," while the introductory μὴ τις (mē tis) frames the question with a strong negative expectation.
The thread — The text’s claim that rulers have not believed runs parallel to John 12:42, which records that many leaders actually did believe, and anticipates Paul’s argument in 1 Corinthians 1:20 that divine action subverts human wisdom.
Why it lands — The verse asks a reader to evaluate whether institutional status or scholarly authority should determine one’s response to Jesus, rather than accepting religious prestige as proof of truth.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?
Cross-references
- John 12:42 Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.
- 1 Corinthians 1:20 Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
- John 7:26 Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?
- 1 Corinthians 2:8 None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
- Jeremiah 5:4 Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.
- Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
- John 7:50 Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who himself was one of them, asked,
- Acts 6:7 So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
- 1 Corinthians 1:22 Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,