John 7:51

The Passion Translation

He cautioned them, saying, “Does our law decide a man’s guilt before we first hear him and allow him to defend himself?”

Cross References

Proverbs 18:13

Listen before you speak, for to speak before you’ve heard the facts will bring humiliation.

Acts 23:3

Paul responded, “God is going to strike you, you corrupt pretender! For you sit there judging me according to the law, yet you broke the law when you ordered me to be struck.”