43. So the people did not agree with each other about Jesus.
44. Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one was able to touch him.
45. The Temple guards went back to the leading priests and the Pharisees. The priests and the Pharisees asked, “Why didn’t you bring Jesus?”
46. The Temple guards answered, “The things he says are greater than the words of any man!”
47. The Pharisees answered, “So Jesus has fooled you too!
48. Have any of the leaders or the Pharisees believed in him? No!
49. But those people, who know nothing about the law, are under God’s curse!”
50. But Nicodemus was there in that group. He was the one who had gone to see Jesus before. Nicodemus said,
51. “Our law does not judge a man without hearing him. We cannot judge him until we know what he has done.”
52. They answered, “Are you from Galilee too? Study the Scriptures. You will learn that no prophet comes from Galilee.”
53. And everyone left and went home.