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“DoesΜὴour lawὁ νόμος ἡμῶνjudgeκρίνειa manτὸν ἄνθρωπονunlessἐὰν μὴit firstπρῶτονhearsἀκούσῃfromπαρ’himαὐτοῦandκαὶlearnsγνῷwhatτίhe is doing?”ποιεῖ
John 7:51
Study it in the app““Does our law judge a man unless it first hears from him and learns what he is doing?””
With the Greek beneath
John 7:51, word by word
- our lawνόμοςnomos
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomos” appears- judgeκρίνειkrinei
judge
To hear a case and give sentence, as God will do with the world.
Where else “krinei” appears- a manἄνθρωπονanthrōpon
someone
Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.
Where else “anthrōpon” appears- it firstπρῶτονprōton
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōton” appears- hearsἀκούσῃakousēi
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akousēi” appears- learnsγνῷgnōi
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “gnōi” appears- he is doingποιεῖpoiei
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiei” appears
The context
50Nicodemus, who had come to him before, being one of them, says to them,
51 · This verse (above)
52They answered and said to him, “Surely you are not also from Galilee? Search and see that no prophet arises from Galilee.”
To study John 7 in a group
1. What it says
At the festival, what do the people think of Jesus, and what do the guards sent to arrest him say? (vv. 12, 40-46)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink” (v. 37). What does he promise the one who believes in him? (vv. 37-39)
3. How I live it
Nicodemus asked that Jesus be heard before being judged (v. 51). When is it wise for you to listen first before forming an opinion about someone?