50. Then Nicodemus, the leader who had met with Jesus earlier, spoke up.
51. “Is it legal to convict a man before he is given a hearing?” he asked.
52. They replied, “Are you from Galilee, too? Search the Scriptures and see for yourself—no prophet ever comes from Galilee!”----------[The most ancient Greek manuscripts do not include John 7:53–8:11.]
53. Then the meeting broke up, and everybody went home.