John 7:45-John 8:1 - Debate Over Jesus' Claims

⁴⁵ Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, "Why didn't you bring him back with you?"

⁴⁶ The officers replied, "No one ever spoke like this man!"

⁴⁷ Then the Pharisees answered, "You haven't been deceived too, have you? ⁴⁸ None of the rulers or the Pharisees have believed in him, have they? ⁴⁹ But this rabble who do not know the law are accursed!"

⁵⁰ Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus before and who was one of the rulers, said, ⁵¹ "Our law doesn't condemn a man unless it first hears from him and learns what he is doing, does it?"

⁵² They replied, "You aren't from Galilee too, are you? Investigate carefully and you will see that no prophet comes from Galilee!"

⁵³ [[And each one departed to his own house.

¹ But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.