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John 7:45-49 CEV
(45) When the temple police returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, they were asked, "Why didn't you bring Jesus here?" (46) They answered, "No one has ever spoken like that man!" (47) The Pharisees said to them, "Have you also been fooled? (48) Not one of the chief priests or the Pharisees has faith in him. (49) And these people who don't know the Law are under God's curse anyway."

John 7:45-49 BBE
(45) Then the servants went back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, Why have you not got him with you? (46) The servants made answer, No man ever said things like this man. (47) Then the Pharisees said to them, Have you, like the others, been given false ideas? (48) Have any of the rulers belief in him, or any one of the Pharisees? (49) But these people who have no knowledge of the law are cursed.

John 7:45-49 ALT
(45) Then the attendants came to the chief priests and Pharisees. And those [religious rulers] said to them, "Why did you* not bring Him?" (46) The attendants answered, "Never in such a manner spoke a person like this Person!" (47) Therefore, the Pharisees answered to them, "You* have not also been led astray [fig., been deceived], have you*? (48) "No one from the rulers believed in Him nor from the Pharisees, have they? (49) "_But_ this crowd, the one not knowing the Law, is accursed."

John 7:45-49 LITV
(45) Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees. And they said to them, Why did you not bring Him? (46) The officers answered, Never did a man so speak as does this man. (47) Then the Pharisees answered them, Have you not also been deceived? (48) Not any from the rulers or from the Pharisees believed into Him have they? (49) But not knowing the Law, this crowd is cursed.

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The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation