"Again the priests and rulers proceeded to lay plans for arresting Jesus. It was urged that if He were longer left at liberty, He would draw the people away from the established leaders, and the only safe course was to silence Him without delay. In the full tide of their discussion, they were suddenly checked. Nicodemus questioned, “Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?” Silence fell on the assembly. The words of Nicodemus came home to their consciences. They could not condemn a man unheard. But it was not for this reason alone that the haughty rulers remained silent, gazing at him who had dared to speak in favor of justice. They were startled and chagrined that one of their own number had been so far impressed by the character of Jesus as to speak a word in His defense. Recovering from their astonishment, they addressed Nicodemus with cutting sarcasm, “Art thou also of Galilee? Search and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.” DA 460.1"
"Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?"
The EGW passage directly quotes John 7:51, making it a clear explicit allusion.
"Yet the protest resulted in staying the proceedings of the council. The rulers were unable to carry out their purpose and condemn Jesus without a hearing. Defeated for the time, “every man went unto his own house. Jesus went unto the Mount of Olives.” DA 460.2"
"Jesus went unto the mount of Olives."
The EGW passage directly quotes John 8:1, making it a clear explicit allusion.
"From the excitement and confusion of the city, from the eager crowds and the treacherous rabbis, Jesus turned away to the quiet of the olive groves, where He could be alone with God. But in the early morning He returned to the temple, and as the people gathered about Him, He sat down and taught them. DA 460.3"
"And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives."
Both passages describe Jesus teaching in the temple during the day and going to the Mount of Olives at night. While not a direct quote, the thematic overlap is significant.
"He was soon interrupted. A group of Pharisees and scribes approached Him, dragging with them a terror- stricken woman, whom with hard, eager voices they accused of having violated the seventh commandment. Having pushed her into the presence of Jesus, they said to Him, with a hypocritical show of respect, “Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest Thou?” DA 460.4"
"And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?"
The EGW passage closely follows the narrative and quotes John 8:3-5, making it a clear explicit allusion.
"Their pretended reverence veiled a deep-laid plot for His ruin. They had seized upon this opportunity to secure His condemnation, thinking that whatever decision He might make, they would find occasion to accuse Him. Should He acquit the woman, He might be charged with despising the law of Moses. Should He declare her worthy of death, He could be accused to the Romans as one who was assuming authority that belonged only to them. DA 460.5"
"Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk."
Both passages describe the Pharisees attempting to trap Jesus with their questions. The EGW passage elaborates on the specific trap they were setting in the story of the adulterous woman, while Matthew 22:15 is a more general statement about their intent. The connection is a clear thematic parallel.