John 7:51

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'Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he is doing?'

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  • Prov 18:13 : 13 To answer before listening—that is folly and shame.
  • Deut 1:17 : 17 Do not show partiality in judgment; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring any case that is too difficult for you to me, and I will hear it.
  • Deut 17:6 : 6 On the testimony of two or three witnesses, the person will be put to death, but no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.
  • Deut 17:8-9 : 8 If a case arises that is too difficult for you to judge—whether bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults—matters of dispute in your towns, you are to go up to the place the LORD your God will choose. 9 Go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who is in office at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you the verdict. 10 You must act according to the decision they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you. 11 Follow exactly the law they teach you and the judgment they declare to you. Do not turn aside from the decision they give you, to the right or to the left.
  • Deut 19:15-19 : 15 One witness is not enough to convict anyone accused of any crime or offense. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. 16 If a malicious witness testifies against someone, accusing him of wrongdoing, 17 both parties to the dispute must stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges who are in office at that time. 18 The judges must investigate thoroughly, and if the witness proves to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother, 19 you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. You must purge the evil from among you.
  • Acts 23:3 : 3 Then Paul said to him, 'God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit there judging me according to the law, yet in violation of the law you order me to be struck?'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 7:24-27
    4 verses
    76%

    24Do not judge by appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.

    25Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, 'Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

    26Yet here He is speaking openly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Could it be that the authorities really have recognized that He is the Messiah?

    27But we know where this man is from. When the Messiah comes, no one will know where He is from.

  • John 7:48-50
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    76%

    48Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?

    49But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.

    50Nicodemus, the one who had previously come to Him at night and who was one of them, said to them,

  • Luke 12:57
    74%

    57And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?

  • Matt 7:1
    72%

    1Do not judge, so that you will not be judged.

  • John 18:30-31
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    72%

    30They answered him, 'If he weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.'

    31Pilate told them, 'Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.' 'It’s not lawful for us to put anyone to death,' the Jewish leaders replied.

  • John 7:19
    71%

    19Didn't Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill Me?

  • John 7:52
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    52They responded, 'Are you also from Galilee? Search and see that no prophet arises from Galilee.'

  • John 8:15
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    15You judge by human standards; I judge no one.

  • John 8:46-47
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    46Who among you can convict me of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me?

    47The one who is from God listens to God’s words. This is why you do not listen, because you are not from God.

  • John 18:21
    70%

    21'Why are you questioning me? Ask those who heard me speak about what I said to them. They know what I said.'

  • Acts 7:1
    70%

    1Then the high priest asked, 'Are these charges true?'

  • Acts 25:16
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    16I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone before the accused has met their accusers face to face and has had an opportunity to defend himself against the charges.

  • John 3:9-11
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    70%

    9Nicodemus answered and said to Him, 'How can these things happen?

    10Jesus replied, 'You are a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?

    11Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but you do not accept our testimony.

  • John 8:5-7
    3 verses
    70%

    5In the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?"

    6They said this to test him, so they might have grounds to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down and began writing on the ground with his finger.

    7When they kept pressing him for an answer, he straightened up and said to them, "Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her."

  • John 7:45-46
    2 verses
    69%

    45Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, 'Why didn’t you bring Him?'

    46The officers answered, 'Never has anyone spoken like this man!'

  • John 19:7
    68%

    7The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to the law he ought to die because he made himself the Son of God."

  • Rom 2:13
    68%

    13For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be justified.

  • John 18:34
    68%

    34Jesus answered, 'Is that your own idea, or did others talk to you about me?'

  • John 9:30-31
    2 verses
    68%

    30The man answered, 'This is remarkable! You do not know where He is from, yet He opened my eyes!'

    31We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He listens to them.

  • 1 Cor 6:1
    68%

    1Does any one of you, when you have a dispute with another, dare to take it before the unrighteous for judgment, rather than before the saints?

  • Acts 4:19
    68%

    19But Peter and John replied, 'Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge.'

  • Matt 27:13
    68%

    13Then Pilate said to Him, 'Do you not hear how many charges they bring against You?'

  • Luke 18:6
    68%

    6And the Lord said, 'Listen to what the unjust judge says.'

  • John 3:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1There was a man from the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

    2He came to Jesus at night and said to Him, 'Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher, for no one can perform these signs You do unless God is with him.'

  • Acts 24:6
    68%

    6He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him and wanted to judge him according to our law.

  • Acts 7:27
    68%

    27But the man who was wronging his neighbor pushed Moses away and said, 'Who made you ruler and judge over us?'

  • Deut 25:1
    68%

    1If there is a dispute between men, and they come to court for judgment, the judges shall justify the innocent and condemn the guilty.

  • Mark 7:16
    68%

    16If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."

  • Luke 22:71
    68%

    71They said, 'Why do we need any more testimony? We have heard it from his own lips.'

  • John 7:17
    68%

    17'If anyone wants to do His will, they will know whether My teaching comes from God or whether I speak on My own authority.'

  • John 8:50
    67%

    50Yet I do not seek my own glory; there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge.

  • Rom 2:1
    67%

    1Therefore, you have no excuse, O person, whoever you are who judges. For when you judge someone else, you condemn yourself, because you practice the same things you judge others for.

  • Gal 4:21
    67%

    21Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law?

  • John 5:30
    67%

    30I can do nothing on My own. As I hear, I judge, and My judgment is just because I do not seek My own will but the will of Him who sent Me.

  • Deut 1:17
    67%

    17Do not show partiality in judgment; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring any case that is too difficult for you to me, and I will hear it.

  • John 11:47
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    47So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council and said, 'What are we going to do since this man is performing so many signs?'