John 7:24

“Judge not according to the appearance, etc.] Or through respect of persons, and so as to please men, the Scribes and Pharisees; who had condemned the action of Christ, in curing the diseased man on the sabbath day, and sought to kill him for it: but judge righteous judgment; give your sense and judgment of things, according to the truth and evidence of them; and do not find fault with that, which you yourselves allow of, and which Moses and his law, and your own practices, justify.”

“Judge not, &c.--that is, Rise above the letter into the spirit of the law.”

“Judge not according to the appearance - Not as a thing first offers itself to you, without reflection or candor. In appearance, to circumcise a child on the Sabbath might be a violation of the law; yet you do it, and it is right. So, to appearance, it might be a violation of the Sabbath to heal a man, yet it is right to do works of necessity and mercy. Judge righteous judgment - Candidly; looking at the law, and inquiring what its spirit really requires. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Joh 8:15; Deu 1:16, Deu 1:17, Deu 16:18, Deu 16:19; Psa 58:1, Psa 58:2, Psa 82:2, Psa 94:20, Psa 94:21; Pro 17:15; Pro 24:23; Isa 5:23, Isa 11:3, Isa 11:4; Jam 2:1, Jam 2:4, Jam 2:9 John 7:25”