John 7:49

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“But this crowd that does not know the law, they are under a curse.””

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BSBPD

“But this crowd that does not know the law, they are under a curse.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But this multitude that knoweth not the law are accursed.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“but this multitude, that is not knowing the law, is accursed.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 7:49 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 5:21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
  2. Isaiah 28:14Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.
  3. Isaiah 29:14Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”
  4. Isaiah 65:5They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.
  5. John 9:34They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.
  6. John 9:40Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”
  7. 1 Corinthians 1:20Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
  8. 1 Corinthians 3:18Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
  9. James 3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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