John 7:51 - The Scriptures 1998

⁵¹ “Does our Torah judge the man unless it hears first from him and knows what he is doing?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵¹ Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵¹ Does our Law convict a man without giving him a hearing and finding out what he has done?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵¹ Doth our law judge a man, except it first hear from himself and know what he doeth?

Common English Bible

⁵¹ “Our Law doesn’t judge someone without first hearing him and learning what he is doing, does it?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵¹ "Does our law judge a man, unless it has first heard him and has known what he has done?"

John 7:51 Cross References

Exodus 23:1

“Do not bring a false report. Do not put your hand with the wrong to be a malicious witness.

Proverbs 18:13

He who answers a matter before he hears it, It is folly and shame to him.

Numbers 35:30

‘Whoever kills someone has to be put to death as a murderer by the mouth of witnesses, but only one witness does not bear witness against someone to die.

Acts 23:3

Then Sha’ul said to him, “Elohim is going to strike you, whitewashed wall! And do you sit judging me according to the Torah, and do you command me to be struck contrary to the Torah?”

Deuteronomy 1:17

‘Do not show partiality in right-ruling, hear the small as well as the great. Do not be afraid of anyone’s face, for the right-ruling belongs to Elohim. And the case which is too hard for you, bring it to me, and I shall hear it.’

Deuteronomy 17:6

“At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall he that is to die be put to death. He is not put to death by the mouth of one witness.