John 7:48

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Have any of the rulers belief in him, or any one of the Pharisees?

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  • John 12:42 : 42 However, a number even of the rulers had belief in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not say so openly for fear that they might be shut out from the Synagogue:
  • 1 Cor 1:20 : 20 Where is the wise? where is he who has knowledge of the law? where is the man of this world who has a love of discussion? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
  • John 7:26 : 26 And here he is talking openly and they say nothing to him! Is it possible that the rulers have knowledge that this is truly the Christ?
  • 1 Cor 2:8 : 8 Of which not one of the rulers of this world had knowledge: for if they had, they would not have put the Lord of glory on the cross:
  • John 7:50 : 50 Nicodemus--he who had come to Jesus before, being himself one of them--said to them,
  • Jer 5:4-5 : 4 Then I said, But these are the poor: they are foolish, for they have no knowledge of the way of the Lord or of the behaviour desired by their God. 5 I will go to the great men and have talk with them; for they have knowledge of the way of the Lord and of the behaviour desired by their God. But as for these, their one purpose is a broken yoke and burst bands.
  • Matt 11:25 : 25 At that time Jesus made answer and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children.
  • 1 Cor 1:22-28 : 22 Seeing that the Jews make request for signs, and the Greeks are looking for knowledge: 23 But we give the good news of Christ on the cross, a hard thing to the Jews, and a foolish thing to the Gentiles; 24 But to those of God's selection, Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power and the wisdom of God. 25 Because what seems foolish in God is wiser than men; and what seems feeble in God is stronger than men. 26 For you see God's design for you, my brothers, that he has not taken a great number of the wise after the flesh, not the strong, not the noble: 27 But God made selection of the foolish things of this world so that he might put the wise to shame; and the feeble things that he might put to shame the strong; 28 And the low things of the world, and the things without honour, did God make selection of, yes, even the things which are not, so that he might make as nothing the things which are:
  • Acts 6:7 : 7 And the word of God was increasing in power; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem became very great, and a great number of priests were in agreement with the faith.

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    44 And some of them had a desire to take him; but no man put hands on him.

    45 Then the servants went back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, Why have you not got him with you?

    46 The servants made answer, No man ever said things like this man.

    47 Then the Pharisees said to them, Have you, like the others, been given false ideas?

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    42 However, a number even of the rulers had belief in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not say so openly for fear that they might be shut out from the Synagogue:

    43 For the praise of men was dearer to them than the approval of God.

    44 Then Jesus said with a loud voice, He who has faith in me, has faith not in me, but in him who sent me.

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    49 But these people who have no knowledge of the law are cursed.

    50 Nicodemus--he who had come to Jesus before, being himself one of them--said to them,

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  • John 7:31-32
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    31 And numbers of the people had belief in him, and they said, When the Christ comes will he do more signs than this man has done?

    32 This discussion of the people came to the ears of the Pharisees; and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent servants to take him.

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    46 But some of them went to the Pharisees with the news of what Jesus had done.

    47 Then the high priests and the Pharisees had a meeting and said, What are we doing? This man is doing a number of signs.

    48 If we let him go on in this way, everybody will have belief in him and the Romans will come and take away our place and our nation.

    49 But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, You have no knowledge of anything;

  • 19 Then the Pharisees said one to another, You see, you are unable to do anything: the world has gone after him.

  • 40 These words came to the ears of the Pharisees who were with him and they said to him, Are we, then, blind?

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    25 Then some of the people of Jerusalem said, Is not this the man whose death is desired?

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  • 41 Now while the Pharisees were together, Jesus put a question to them, saying,

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    37 But though he had done such a number of signs before them, they still had no belief in him:

    38 So that the words of the prophet Isaiah might come true, when he said, Lord, who has any belief in our preaching? and the arm of the Lord, to whom has it been unveiled?

  • 45 And when his stories came to the ears of the chief priests and the Pharisees, they saw that he was talking of them.

  • 1 Now there was among the Pharisees a man named Nicodemus, who was one of the rulers of the Jews.

  • 57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone had knowledge where he was, he was to give them word, so that they might take him.

  • 5 For even his brothers had no belief in him.

  • 13 So the Pharisees said to him, The witness you give is about yourself: your witness is not true.

  • 1 Now when it was clear to the Lord that word had come to the ears of the Pharisees that Jesus was making more disciples than John and was giving them baptism

  • 30 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were against the purpose of God for themselves, not having had his baptism.)

  • 31 Jesus made answer, Have you faith now?

  • 36 He said in answer, And who is he, Lord? Say, so that I may have faith in him.

  • 31 And they gave thought to it among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not have faith in him?

  • 5 And they said among themselves, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why did you not have faith in him?

  • 46 Which of you is able truly to say that I am a sinner? If I say what is true, why have you no belief in me?

  • 15 Then the Pharisees went and had a meeting to see how they might make use of his words to take him.

  • 1 And there came together to him the Pharisees and certain of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem,

  • 38 And you have not kept his word in your hearts, because you have not faith in him whom he has sent.

  • 38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees, hearing this, said to him, Master, we are looking for a sign from you.

  • 10 And Jesus, answering, said, Are you the teacher of Israel and have no knowledge of these things?

  • 24 And the Pharisees said to him, Why are they doing what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

  • 34 But the Pharisees, hearing how the mouths of the Sadducees had been stopped, came together;

  • 42 And a number came to have faith in him there.

  • 48 Then Jesus said to him, You will not have faith if you do not see signs and wonders.

  • 30 When he said this a number came to have faith in him.

  • 13 Then they sent to him certain of the Pharisees and the Herodians, so that they might make use of his words to take him by a trick.

  • 34 Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me?

  • 39 And some of the Pharisees among the people said to him, Master, make your disciples be quiet.

  • 52 Which of the prophets was not cruelly attacked by your fathers? and they put to death those who gave them the news of the coming of the Upright One; whom you have now given up and put to death;

  • 5 And the Pharisees and the scribes put the question to him, Why do your disciples not keep the rules of the fathers, but take their bread with unwashed hands?