John 7:48-51

⁴⁸“Have any of our leading men believed in him, or any of the Pharisees?

⁴⁹As for these people who do not know the Law — they are cursed!”

⁵⁰But one of their number, Nicodemus, who before this had been to see Jesus, said to them,

⁵¹“Does our Law pass judgment on a person without first giving them a hearing, and finding out what they have been doing?”