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John 7:48

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Not one of the chief priests or the Pharisees has faith in him.

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At that moment Jesus said: My Father, Lord of heaven and earth, I am grateful that you hid all this from wise and educated people and showed it to ordinary people.

Pilate called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people.

Even then, many of the leaders put their faith in Jesus, but they did not tell anyone about it. The Pharisees had already given orders for the people not to have anything to do with anyone who had faith in Jesus.

There was a man named Nicodemus who was a Pharisee and a Jewish leader.

Yet here he is, speaking for everyone to hear. And no one is arguing with him. Do you suppose the authorities know that he is the Messiah?

And these people who don't know the Law are under God's curse anyway.”

Nicodemus was there at the time. He was a member of the council, and was the same one who had earlier come to see Jesus. He said,

God's message spread, and many more people in Jerusalem became followers. Even a large number of priests put their faith in the Lord.

What happened to those wise people? What happened to those experts in the Scriptures? What happened to the ones who think they have all the answers? Didn't God show that the wisdom of this world is foolish?

The rulers of this world didn't know anything about this wisdom. If they had known about it, they would not have nailed the glorious Lord to a cross.




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