40. When the people heard the things that Jesus said, some of them said, “This man really is the Prophet.”
41. Other people said, “He is the Messiah.” And others said, “The Messiah will not come from Galilee.
42. The Scriptures say that the Messiah will come from the family of David. And they say that he will come from Bethlehem, the town where David lived.”
43. So the people did not agree with each other about Jesus.
44. Some of the people wanted to arrest him. But no one tried to do it.
45. The Temple police went back to the leading priests and the Pharisees. The priests and the Pharisees asked, “Why didn’t you bring Jesus?”
46. The Temple police answered, “We have never heard anyone say such amazing things!”
47. The Pharisees answered, “So he has fooled you too!
48. You don’t see any of the leaders or any of us Pharisees believing in him, do you?
49. But those people out there know nothing about the law. They are under God’s curse!”
50. But Nicodemus was there in that group. He was the one who had gone to see Jesus before. He said,
51. “Our law will not let us judge anyone without first hearing them and finding out what they have done.”