Then Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth. I praise you because you have hidden these things from the wise and smart people. But you have shown these things to people that are like little children.
John 7:48 - Easy To Read Version Have any of the leaders believed in Jesus? No! Have any of us Pharisees believed in him? No! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Has any of the authorities or of the Pharisees believed in Him? American Standard Version (1901) Hath any of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees? Common English Bible Have any of the leaders believed in him? Has any Pharisee? Catholic Public Domain Version Have any of the leaders believed in him, or any of the Pharisees? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Hath any one of the rulers believed in him, or of the Pharisees? |
Then Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth. I praise you because you have hidden these things from the wise and smart people. But you have shown these things to people that are like little children.
Pilate called all the people together with the leading priests and the \{Jewish\} leaders.
But many people believed in Jesus. Even many of the Jewish leaders believed in Jesus. But they were afraid of the Pharisees. {\cf2\super [205]} So they did not say openly that they believed. They were afraid that they would be put out of the synagogue. {\cf2\super [206]}
There was a man named Nicodemus. Nicodemus was one of the Pharisees. {\cf2\super [45]} He was an important Jewish leader.
But he is teaching where everyone can see and hear him. And no person is trying to stop him from teaching. Maybe the leaders have decided that he really is the Christ. {\cf2\super [109]}
But those people \{out there\} know nothing about the law. {\cf2\super [123]} They are under God’s curse!”
But Nicodemus was there in that group. Nicodemus was the one that had gone to see Jesus before. {\cf2\super [124]} Nicodemus said,
The word of God was reaching more and more people. The group of followers in Jerusalem became larger and larger. Even a big group of Jewish priests believed and obeyed.
Where is the wise person? Where is the educated person? Where is the philosopher {\cf2\super [7]} of this time? God has made the wisdom of the world foolish.
None of the rulers of this world understood this wisdom. If they had understood it, then they would not have killed our glorious Lord on a cross.