Neville Goddard on John 7:50-52 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read John 7 in context

Scripture Focus

50Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)

51Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?

52They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

John 7:50-52

Biblical Context

Nicodemus asks if our law judges a man before it hears him and knows what he does. The crowd responds by labeling him a Galilean and insisting no prophet comes from Galilee.

Neville's Inner Vision

Nicodemus speaks from the awakened I AM within, questioning the mind-made law that condemns before it listens. In Neville's psychology, the law is a set of beliefs and habits; conscience is the inner hearing that can pause judgment. The crowd's reply reveals the inner Galilee of prejudice—our conditioned ideas about who is or isn't a prophet. True hearing is not external verification but inner recognition that all actions are movements of consciousness. The prophet arises not from geography, but from the conscious state that permits change; when you insist you hear before you judge, you shift your being. By assuming you have heard the truth behind appearances, you invite a new movement of awareness that dissolves prejudice and invites insight, justice, and prophecy to manifest within you.

Practice This Now

Stand as the judge of a current situation in your life, and mentally declare, 'I will hear before I judge.' Then revise your stance to reflect that you have heard and understood the deeper message, dwelling in that feeling until it becomes your immediate state.