John 7:46-48
New English Translation
46 The officers replied, “No one ever spoke like this man!” 47 Then the Pharisees answered,[a] “You haven’t been deceived too, have you?[b] 48 None of the members of the ruling council[c] or the Pharisees have believed in him, have they?[d]
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- John 7:47 tn Grk “answered them.”
- John 7:47 tn Questions prefaced with μή (mē) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here the tag is “have you?”).
- John 7:48 tn Grk “the rulers,” used here to describe members of the Sanhedrin.sn The chief priests and Pharisees (John 7:45) is a comprehensive term for the groups represented in the ruling council (the Sanhedrin) as in John 7:45; 18:3; Acts 5:22, 26. Likewise the term member of the ruling council here denotes a member of the Sanhedrin, the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews. Note the same Greek word (“ruler”) is used to describe Nicodemus in John 3:1, and Nicodemus also speaks up in this episode (John 7:50).
- John 7:48 tn Questions prefaced with μή (mē) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here the tag is “have they?”).
John 7:46-48
New International Version
46 “No one ever spoke the way this man does,”(A) the guards replied.
47 “You mean he has deceived you also?”(B) the Pharisees retorted. 48 “Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him?(C)
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