45. Then the avadim of the Rashei Hakohanim and Perushim came and the Rashei Hakohanim and Perushim said to them, Why did you not bring him?
46. In reply, the avadim said, Never Ish spoke like this Ish.
47. In reply, therefore, the Perushim said, Surely not you also have been deceived?
48. Has any of the manhigim put their emunah (faith) in him, or any of the Perushim [T.N.but cf Yn 7:50; 19:39]?
49. But this am ha'aretz crowd has no da'as of Torah and is cursed. [DEVARIM 27:26]
50. Rav Nakdimon, the one having come to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach earlier, being one of their own, says to them,
51. Surely Torateinu (Our Torah) judges not the Man unless it hears first from the Man himself and has da'as of what he does, does it? [Dt 1:16; 17:6; Ex 23:1]
52. They answered and said to Rav Nakdimon, Surely not you also are from the Galil, are you? Search [the Kitvei Hakodesh] and see that from the Galil a Navi does not arise. [T.N. but cf 2Kgs 14:25; Isa 9:1,2]
53. And they went each one to his bais.