Bible Strands
John 7:50
Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who himself was one of them, asked,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Nicodemus, a council member who previously visited Jesus, addresses his fellow leaders during a debate about the condemned crowd and Jesus. He speaks immediately after the condemnation of the ignorant crowd and right before another leader questions the legality of a trial without a hearing.
The words — The text records Nicodemus speaking (λέγει, legei) and identifies him as one of the council members (αὐτοὺς, autous). It explicitly notes his prior nocturnal visit to Jesus (ἐλθὼν νυκτὸς, elthōn nuktos).
The thread — This identification of Nicodemus as a prior visitor appears in John 3:1 and resurfaces in John 19:39 when he brings burial spices. The immediate context of legal procedure continues in John 7:51.
Why it lands — The verse documents a factual intervention by an insider, requiring the reader to track how council membership contrasts with popular condemnation. It sets the stage for a procedural question about justice that the narrative will answer.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)
Cross-references
- John 19:39 Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
- John 3:1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.