John 7:50

Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Nicodemus	Νικόδημος Nikodēmos	G3530	victorious among his people · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
saith	λέγει legei	G3004	properly · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
unto	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
them	αὐτούς, autous	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
came	ἐλθὼν elthōn	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
to	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
Jesus	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
night	νυκτὸς nuktos	G3571	"night" (literally or figuratively) · noun — genitive singular feminine
being	ὤν ṓn	G5607	being
one	εἷς heis	G1520	one · adjective — nominative singular masculine
of	ἐξ ex	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
them	αὐτῶν· autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine

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Cross-references

John 19:39 And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound w…
John 3:1-2 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 7:45–end

The chief priests and Pharisees are here in a close cabal, contriving how to suppress Christ; though this was the great day of the feast, they attended not the religious services of the day, but left them to the vulgar, to whom it was common for those great ecclesiastics to consign and turn over the business of devotion, while they thought themselves better employed in the affairs of church-policy. They sat in the council-chamber, expecting Christ to be brought a prisoner to them, as they had issued out warrants for apprehending him, Joh 7:32. Now here we are told, I. What passed between them and their own officers, who returned without him, re infecta - having done nothing. Observe, 1. The…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 7:50

Nicodemus--reappearing to us after nearly three years' absence from the history, as a member of the council, probably then sitting.

Adam Clarke on John 7:50

Nicodemus - being one of them - That is, a Pharisee, and a ruler of the Jews: see on Joh 3:1 (note).

John Gill on John 7:50

Nicodemus saith unto them,.... To the Jewish sanhedrim, who were running down Christ, and his followers, in great wrath and fury: he that came to Jesus by night; see John 3:1; being one of them; a member of the sanhedrim.

John Calvin on John 7:45–end

John 7:45-53 45. So the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, Why have you not brought him? 46. The officers answered, Never man spoke like this man. 47. The Pharisees therefore answered them, And are you also seduced? 48. Hath any of the rulers, or of the Pharisees, believed in him? 49. But this multitude, who know not the law, are accursed. 50. Nicodemus said to them, (he who came to him by night, for he was one of them,) 51. Doth our law judge a man before it hath heard him, and knoweth what he doth? 52. They answered and said to him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search and see, that no Prophet hath arisen out of Galilee. 53. And every man went to his own…

The Church Fathers

He was not unbelieving, but fearful; and therefore came by night to the light, wishing to be enlightened, but afraid of being known to go.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

It is evident that not all the doctors approved what they were doing, since one of the doctors was Nicodemus, who replied against their words.
— Theodore of Mopsuestia, COMMENTARY ON JOHN 3.7.50-51

"Nicodemus," however, "one of the Pharisees, who had come to the Lord by night,"-not indeed as being himself unbelieving, but timid; for therefore he came by night to the light, because he wished to be enlightened and feared to be known;-Nicodemus, I say, answered the Jews, "Doth our law judge a man before it hear him, and know what he doeth?" For they perversely wished to condemn before they examined. Nicodemus indeed knew, or rather believed, that if only they were willing to give Him a patient hearing, they would perhaps become like those who were sent to take Him, but preferred to believe.
— Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on John 33

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Dictionary and topics

Galilee — Circuit. Solomon rewarded Hiram for certain services rendered him by the gift of an upland plain among the mountains of Naphtali. Hiram was dissatisfied with the gift, and called it “the land of…
Nicodemus · A Jewish rabbi -Becomes a disciple of Jesus — A Jewish rabbi -Becomes a disciple of Jesus

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 7:45–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 7:50

Adam Clarke on John 7:50

John Gill on John 7:50

John Calvin on John 7:45–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 7:45–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 7:50

Adam Clarke on John 7:50

John Gill on John 7:50

John Calvin on John 7:45–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 7:49-51