When some in the crowd heard these words, they said, “This man is truly the prophet.” Others said, “He’s the Christ.” But others said, “The Christ can’t come from Galilee, can he? Didn’t the scripture say that the Christ comes from David’s family and from Bethlehem, David’s village?” So the crowd was divided over Jesus. Some wanted to arrest him, but no one grabbed him. The guards returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked, “Why didn’t you bring him?” The guards answered, “No one has ever spoken the way he does.” The Pharisees replied, “Have you too been deceived? Have any of the leaders believed in him? Has any Pharisee? No, only this crowd, which doesn’t know the Law. And they are under God’s curse!” Nicodemus, who was one of them and had come to Jesus earlier, said, “Our Law doesn’t judge someone without first hearing him and learning what he is doing, does it?” They answered him, “You are not from Galilee too, are you? Look it up and you will see that the prophet doesn’t come from Galilee.” (John 7:40-52, CEB)
Who is a witness?
Who is a disciple?
Well, that depends on what we are a witness to and a disciple to. Here I am asking about who is a witness to Jesus and who is a disciple of Jesus?
In this passage, I believe Nicodemus is a witness and a disciple. He is standing up for Jesus in front of the Jewish high council.
They wanted Jesus arrested and brought before them, and it didn’t happen, and Nicodemus says that we can not condemn someone without hearing them first. He is advocating for Jesus.
Do you advocate for Jesus?
Loving People. Loving God.
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