John 7:51
Modern Translations
New International Version
"Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing?"

New Living Translation
“Is it legal to convict a man before he is given a hearing?” he asked.

English Standard Version
“Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?”

Berean Study Bible
“Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”

New American Standard Bible
“Our Law does not judge the person unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?”

NASB 1995
"Our Law does not judge a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?"

NASB 1977
“Our Law does not judge a man, unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?”

Amplified Bible
“Does our Law convict someone without first giving him a hearing and finding out what he is [accused of] doing?”

Christian Standard Bible
“Our law doesn’t judge a man before it hears from him and knows what he’s doing, does it? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Our law doesn't judge a man before it hears from him and knows what he's doing, does it?""

Contemporary English Version
"Our Law doesn't let us condemn people before we hear what they have to say. We cannot judge them before we know what they have done."

Good News Translation
"According to our Law we cannot condemn people before hearing them and finding out what they have done."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Do Moses' Teachings enable us to judge a person without first hearing that person's side of the story? We can't judge a person without finding out what that person has done."

International Standard Version
"Surely our Law does not condemn a person without first hearing from him and finding out what he is doing, does it?"

NET Bible
"Our law doesn't condemn a man unless it first hears from him and learns what he is doing, does it?"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?

New King James Version
“Does our law judge a man before it hears him and knows what he is doing?”

King James 2000 Bible
Does our law judge any man, before it hears him, and knows what he does?

New Heart English Bible
"Does our Law judge a man, unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?"

World English Bible
"Does our law judge a man, unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?"

American King James Version
Does our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he does?

American Standard Version
Doth our law judge a man, except it first hear from himself and know what he doeth?

A Faithful Version
"Does our law judge any man without first hearing from him in person, and knowing what he does?"

Darby Bible Translation
Does our law judge a man before it have first heard from himself, and know what he does?

English Revised Version
Doth our law judge a man, except it first hear from himself and know what he doeth?

Webster's Bible Translation
Doth our law judge any man before it heareth him, and knoweth what he doeth?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Doth our Law iudge a man before it heare him, and knowe what he hath done?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Doth our lawe iudge any man, before it heare hym, and knowe what he hath done?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Doth oure lawe iudge eny man, before it heare him, and knowe what he hath done?

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Doth oure lawe iudge eny man before it heare him and knowe what he hath done?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
“Does our law judge the Man, if it may not hear from Him first, and know what He does?”

Berean Literal Bible
"Does our Law judge the man unless first it has heard from him and known what he does?"

Young's Literal Translation
'Doth our law judge the man, if it may not hear from him first, and know what he doth?'

Smith's Literal Translation
Our law judges not a man, except it first hear from him, and know what he does.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Does our law judge a man, except first it has heard from him and it is known what he does?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Doth our law judge any man, unless it first hear him, and know what he doth?

Catholic Public Domain Version
“Does our law judge a man, unless it has first heard him and has known what he has done?”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Does our Written Law condemn a man unless one shall hear him first and know what he has done?”

Lamsa Bible
Does our law convict a man, unless it first hears from him, and knows what he has done?

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Does our law condemn a man unless it first hear from him, and know what he does?

Godbey New Testament
Whether does our law judge a man, until it may first hear from him and know what he does?

Haweis New Testament
Doth our law condemn a man, without first hearing his defence, and knowing what he hath done?

Mace New Testament
said to them, said to them, doth our law condemn any man before he is heard, without knowing the fact?

Weymouth New Testament
"Does our Law," he asked, "judge a man without first hearing what he has to say and ascertaining what his conduct is?"

Worrell New Testament
"Does our law judge a man, unless it first hear from him, and know what he does?"

Worsley New Testament
being one of them, saith to them, Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he hath done?
















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