John 7:48

Debate Over Jesus' Claims

⁴⁷ Then the Pharisees answered, "You haven't been deceived too, have you? ⁴⁸ None of the rulers or the Pharisees have believed in him, have they? ⁴⁹ But this rabble who do not know the law are accursed!"

Believed in Him

Who Believes in Him

John

No

Pharisees

John 12:42

Nevertheless, even among the rulers many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they would not confess Jesus to be the Christ, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue.

John 7:26

Yet here he is, speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to him. Do the rulers really know that this man is the Christ?

1 Corinthians 1:20

Where is the wise man? Where is the expert in the Mosaic law? Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made the wisdom of the world foolish?

1 Corinthians 2:8

None of the rulers of this age understood it. If they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Jeremiah 5:4-5

I thought, "Surely it is only the ignorant poor who act this way. They act like fools because they do not know what the Lord demands. They do not know what their God requires of them.

Matthew 11:25

At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to little children.

John 7:50

Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus before and who was one of the rulers, said,

Acts 6:7

The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

1 Corinthians 1:22-28

For Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks ask for wisdom,