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Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/john/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> They replied, “Are you from Galilee, too? Search the Scriptures and see for yourself—no prophet ever comes from Galilee!” ---------- [ The most ancient Greek manuscripts do not include John 7:53–8:11. ] <a href="/esv/john/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> They replied, “Are you from Galilee too? Search and see that no prophet arises from Galilee.” <a href="/bsb/john/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.” <a href="/blb/john/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> They answered and said to him, "Are you not also from Galilee? Search and see that a prophet is not raised out of Galilee." <a href="/kjv/john/7.htm">King James Bible</a> They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. <a href="/nkjv/john/7.htm">New King James Version</a> They answered and said to him, “Are you also from Galilee? Search and look, for no prophet has arisen out of Galilee.” <a href="/nasb_/john/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> They answered and said to him, “You are not from Galilee as well, are you? Examine the Scriptures, and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee.” <a href="/nasb/john/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> They answered him, &#8220You are not also from Galilee, are you? Search, and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/john/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> They answered and said to him, “You are not also from Galilee, are you? Search, and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee.” <a href="/lsb/john/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> They answered him, “Are you also from Galilee? Search and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee.” <a href="/amp/john/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> They responded, “Are you also from Galilee? Search [and read the Scriptures], and see [for yourself] that no prophet comes from Galilee!” <a href="/csb/john/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “You aren’t from Galilee too, are you? ” they replied. “Investigate and you will see that no prophet arises from Galilee.” [The earliest mss do not include 7:53–8:11.] [ <a href="/hcsb/john/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You aren&#8217t from Galilee too, are you?&#8221 they replied. &#8220Investigate and you will see that no prophet arises from Galilee.&#8221 <a href="/asv/john/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and see that out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. <a href="/cev/john/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then they said, "Nicodemus, you must be from Galilee! Read the Scriptures, and you will find that no prophet is to come from Galilee." <a href="/erv/john/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and see that out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. <a href="/gwt/john/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They asked Nicodemus, "Are you saying this because you're from Galilee? Study [the Scriptures], and you'll see that no prophet comes from Galilee." <a href="/gnt/john/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Well," they answered, "are you also from Galilee? Study the Scriptures and you will learn that no prophet ever comes from Galilee." <a href="/isv/john/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> They answered him, "You aren't from Galilee, too, are you? Search and see that no prophet comes from Galilee." <a href="/msb/john/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Aren?t you also from Galilee?? they replied. ?Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.? <a href="/net/john/7.htm">NET Bible</a> They replied, "You aren't from Galilee too, are you? Investigate carefully and you will see that no prophet comes from Galilee!" <a href="/nheb/john/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They answered him, "Are you also from Galilee? Search, and see that no prophet comes from Galilee." <a href="/wbt/john/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> They answered and said to him, Art thou also from Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. <a href="/wey/john/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Do you also come from Galilee?" they asked in reply. "Search and see for yourself that no Prophet is of Galilaean origin." <a href="/web/john/7.htm">World English Bible</a> They answered him, “Are you also from Galilee? Search and see that no prophet has arisen out of Galilee.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> They answered and said to him, “Are you also out of Galilee? Search and see that a prophet has not risen out of Galilee”; [[ <a href="/blb/john/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> They answered and said to him, "Are you not also from Galilee? Search and see that a prophet is not raised out of Galilee." <a href="/ylt/john/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> They answered and said to him, 'Art thou also out of Galilee? search and see, that a prophet out of Galilee hath not risen;' <a href="/slt/john/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> They answered and said to him, And art thou not of Galilee? Search, and see: for a prophet has not risen out of Galilee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> They answered, and said to him: Art thou also a Galilean? Search the scriptures, and see, that out of Galilee a prophet riseth not. <a href="/cpdv/john/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> They responded and said to him: “Are you also a Galilean? Study the Scriptures, and see that a prophet does not arise from Galilee.” <a href="/nabre/john/7.htm">New American Bible</a> They answered and said to him, “You are not from Galilee also, are you? Look and see that no prophet arises from Galilee.” <a href="/nrsvce/john/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They replied, “Surely you are not also from Galilee, are you? Search and you will see that no prophet is to arise from Galilee.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> They answered and said to him, Why, are you also from Galilee? Search and see that no prophet will rise up from Galilee. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> They answered and said to him, “Are you also from Galilee? Search and see that a Prophet will not arise from Galilee.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> They answered and said to him: Are you also from Galilee? Search, and see that out of Galilee arises no prophet.<CM> <a href="/godbey/john/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> They responded and said to him, Whither art thou also from Galilee? Search, and see that no prophet rises out of Galilee. <a href="/haweis/john/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> They answered and said to him, Art thou not from Galilee too? Search and see: for a prophet, out of Galilee, never was raised up. <a href="/mace/john/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a> they answered him, are you also of Galilee? search the scriptures, and you will not find that a prophet did ever arise out of Galilee. <a href="/wey/john/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Do you also come from Galilee?" they asked in reply. "Search and see for yourself that no Prophet is of Galilaean origin." <a href="/worrell/john/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> They answered, and said to him, "Are you also of Galilee? Search, and see that out of Galilee arises no prophet." <a href="/worsley/john/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> They replied, Art thou also of Galilee? Search and see: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. <a href="/parallel/john/7-52.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=2673" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/7.htm">Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders</a> …51“Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?” 52<a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ei (V-PIA-2S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">“Aren’t</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: Mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sy (PPro-N2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">also</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1056.htm" title="1056: Galilaias (N-GFS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Galiloea, a region of Palestine.">Galilee?”</a> <a href="/greek/611.htm" title="611: Apekrithēsan (V-AIP-3P) -- From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.">they replied.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipan (V-AIA-3P) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/2045.htm" title="2045: eraunēson (V-AMA-2S) -- To search diligently, examine. Apparently from ereo; to seek, i.e. to investigate.">“Look into it,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2400.htm" title="2400: ide (V-AMA-2S) -- See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!">you will see</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">no</a> <a href="/greek/4396.htm" title="4396: prophētēs (N-NMS) -- From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.">prophet</a> <a href="/greek/1453.htm" title="1453: egeiretai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.">comes</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">out of</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1056.htm" title="1056: Galilaias (N-GFS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Galiloea, a region of Palestine.">Galilee.”</a> 53Then each went to his own home.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/1-46.htm">John 1:46</a> “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip. <a href="/john/5-39.htm">John 5:39-40</a> You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me, / yet you refuse to come to Me to have life. <a href="/john/9-29.htm">John 9:29</a> We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.” <a href="/john/1-11.htm">John 1:11</a> He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. <a href="/john/3-2.htm">John 3:2</a> He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.” <a href="/john/4-44.htm">John 4:44</a> Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown. <a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a> Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.” <a href="/john/19-19.htm">John 19:19</a> Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. <a href="/matthew/2-23.htm">Matthew 2:23</a> and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.” <a href="/matthew/21-11.htm">Matthew 21:11</a> The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.” <a href="/luke/4-24.htm">Luke 4:24</a> Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown. <a href="/luke/24-27.htm">Luke 24:27</a> And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself. <a href="/acts/2-22.htm">Acts 2:22</a> Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know. <a href="/acts/10-38.htm">Acts 10:38</a> how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him. <a href="/1_peter/2-4.htm">1 Peter 2:4</a> As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>They answered and said to him, Are you also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee rises no prophet.Art.<a href="/john/9-34.htm">John 9:34</a> They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.<a href="/genesis/19-9.htm">Genesis 19:9</a> And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.<a href="/exodus/2-14.htm">Exodus 2:14</a> And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.Search.<a href="/john/7-41.htm">John 7:41</a> Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?<a href="/john/1-46.htm">John 1:46</a> And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.<a href="/isaiah/9-1.htm">Isaiah 9:1,2</a> Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/3-25.htm">Arisen</a> <a href="/mark/4-17.htm">Arises</a> <a href="/mark/4-17.htm">Ariseth</a> <a href="/john/7-51.htm">Find</a> <a href="/luke/23-6.htm">Galilaean</a> <a href="/john/7-41.htm">Galilee</a> <a href="/john/3-31.htm">Origin</a> <a href="/john/7-40.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/john/5-29.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/john/2-22.htm">Risen</a> <a href="/john/5-39.htm">Search</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/8-27.htm">Arisen</a> <a href="/acts/19-25.htm">Arises</a> <a href="/romans/15-12.htm">Ariseth</a> <a href="/john/8-21.htm">Find</a> <a href="/acts/5-37.htm">Galilaean</a> <a href="/john/12-21.htm">Galilee</a> <a href="/john/18-36.htm">Origin</a> <a href="/john/9-17.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/john/11-23.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/john/11-31.htm">Risen</a> <a href="/john/8-50.htm">Search</a><div class="vheading2">John 7</div>1. <a href="/john/7-1.htm">Jesus reproves the ambition and boldness of his kinsmen;</a> 10. <a href="/john/7-10.htm">goes up from Galilee to the feast of tabernacles;</a> 14. <a href="/john/7-14.htm">teaches in the temple.</a> 40. <a href="/john/7-40.htm">Various opinions of him among the people.</a> 45. <a href="/john/7-45.htm">The Pharisees are angry that their officers took him not, </a> 50. <a href="/john/7-50.htm">and chide with Nicodemus for taking his side.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. This phrase is spoken by the Pharisees in response to Nicodemus, who had questioned their judgment of Jesus without a fair hearing. The mention of Galilee is significant because Galilee was a region in northern Israel, often looked down upon by the Judean religious elite. It was considered less sophisticated and more rural. The Pharisees' question implies a dismissive attitude, suggesting that being from Galilee is a discredit. This reflects the cultural and social prejudices of the time, where regional biases were prevalent. Galilee was also the area where Jesus spent much of His ministry, and many of His disciples were from there, which further fueled the Pharisees' disdain.“Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.” This statement reflects a misunderstanding or deliberate oversight by the Pharisees. While they assert that no prophet arises from Galilee, this is not entirely accurate. The prophet Jonah was from Gath-hepher, a town in Galilee (<a href="/2_kings/14-25.htm">2 Kings 14:25</a>). Additionally, <a href="/isaiah/9.htm">Isaiah 9:1-2</a> prophesies that a great light would come from Galilee, which Christians interpret as a reference to the Messiah. The Pharisees' claim also ignores the broader biblical narrative that God often chooses unlikely places and people to fulfill His purposes. This statement highlights their spiritual blindness and unwillingness to recognize Jesus as the Messiah, despite the evidence of His works and fulfillment of prophecy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/pharisees.htm">Pharisees</a> A religious group in Judaism known for strict adherence to the Law and traditions. They are questioning Nicodemus in this passage. 2. <a href="/topical/n/nicodemus.htm">Nicodemus</a> A Pharisee and a member of the Jewish ruling council who previously visited Jesus at night to inquire about His teachings (John 3). 3. <a href="/topical/g/galilee.htm">Galilee</a> A region in northern Israel, often looked down upon by Judean Jews. It is significant as the area where Jesus grew up and conducted much of His ministry. 4. <a href="/topical/p/prophets.htm">Prophets</a> In the context of this passage, the Pharisees are referring to the Jewish prophets of the Old Testament, asserting that none came from Galilee. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> Although not directly mentioned in this verse, He is the central figure of the discussion, as the Pharisees are debating His legitimacy as a prophet or Messiah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/p/prejudice_and_assumptions.htm">Prejudice and Assumptions</a> The Pharisees' dismissal of Jesus based on His origin highlights the danger of allowing prejudice to cloud judgment. We must be cautious not to let preconceived notions hinder our understanding of God's work. <a href="/topical/s/scriptural_knowledge.htm">Scriptural Knowledge</a> The Pharisees' error in claiming no prophet comes from Galilee underscores the importance of knowing Scripture accurately. We should strive for a comprehensive understanding of the Bible to avoid similar mistakes. <a href="/topical/g/god's_unexpected_ways.htm">God's Unexpected Ways</a> God's choice of Galilee, a region looked down upon, for Jesus' ministry reminds us that God often works in unexpected ways and places. We should remain open to God's plans, even when they defy our expectations. <a href="/topical/c/courage_to_stand_alone.htm">Courage to Stand Alone</a> Nicodemus' willingness to question his peers shows the importance of standing up for truth, even when it is unpopular. We should be prepared to defend our faith and convictions, even if it means standing alone.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 7</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_annunciation.htm">What is the Annunciation?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_john_7_53-8_11_missing_early.htm">John 7:53–8:11: Why is this passage missing in the earliest manuscripts, and how does that affect its authenticity?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_john_7_53-8_11_omitted.htm">Why is John 7:53-8:11 missing in some Bibles?</a> <a href="/q/is_john_7_52_wrong_about_galilean_prophets.htm">John 7:52 - The Pharisees claim no prophet arises from Galilee, but Jonah was from Galilee; is this an error or contradiction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(52) Art thou also of Galilee?--They seek to avoid his question, to which there could have been but one answer, by a counter-question expressing their surprise at the position he is taking: "Surely thou art not also of Galilee?" "Thou art not His countryman, as many of this multitude are?" They imply that Nicodemus could not have asked a question which claimed for Jesus the simple justice of the Law itself, without being, like Him, a Galilean.Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.--The words mean, "Search the records, examine, scrutinize the authorities." (Comp. <a href="/john/5-39.htm" title="Search the scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.">John 5:39</a>.) They seek to pass from the matter of fact immediately before them to the question of authority. Their generalisation includes an historical error which cannot be explained away. Jonah is described in <a href="/2_kings/14-25.htm" title="He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath to the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spoke by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gathhepher.">2Kings 14:25</a> as of Gathhepher, which was a town of Zebulun, in Lower Galilee. Possibly Elkosh, the birthplace of Nahum, was also in Galilee, and Hosea was certainly a prophet of the Northern Kingdom, though not necessarily of Galilee. Adverse criticism would lay this error also to the charge of the Evangelist. (Comp. Notes on <a href="/john/7-42.htm" title="Has not the scripture said, That Christ comes of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?">John 7:42</a>, and <a href="/john/1-45.htm" title="Philip finds Nathanael, and said to him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.">John 1:45</a>; <a href="/john/8-33.htm" title="They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how say you, You shall be made free?">John 8:33</a>.) But the obvious explanation is, that the Sanhedrin, in their zeal to press their foregone conclusion that Jesus is not a prophet, are not bound by strict accuracy; and it is not unlikely that, in the general contempt of Judaeans for Galilee, this assertion had become a by-word, especially with men with so little of the historical sense as the later Rabbis. As compared with Judaea, it was true that Galilee was not a country of prophets, and by-words of this kind often rest on imperfect generalisations. We have seen that of the great prophets of Christianity all were Galileans. Judas Iscariot alone, of the Twelve Apostles, was probably a Judaean (Note on <a href="/john/6-71.htm" title="He spoke of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.">John 6:71</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 52. - They answered and said to him, Art thou also, as he is and his supporters are, from Galilee? and, therefore, is this criticism of yours on our baffled plan the dictate of provincial pride? They sought to fix a contemptuous country cousin sobriquet upon this distinguished man, instead of replying to his sensible inquiry. Search, and see, that out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. The present tense has very nearly the force of the perfect, and denotes the general rule of the Divine providence in the matter. The prophetic order can scarcely be thought to have been recruited from the northern province. Even Hosea had his origin in Samaria. Amos was an inhabitant of Tekoah; twelve miles south of Jerusalem. Nahum the El-koshite cannot be proved to have sprung from the Galilaean town of Elkosh; though it is not impossible, it is at least probable, that Elkosh in Assyria, on the Tigris, two miles north of Mosul and south of Nineveh, was the place whence Nahum and his prophecies issued. Elijah the Tishbite, of the land of Gilead, cannot be claimed as a Gallilaean. The case is different with reference to Jonah of Gath-Hepher, of the tribe of Zebulon (<a href="/2_kings/14-25.htm">2 Kings 14:25</a>), who, as a solitary and by no means morally impressive character, might almost as an exception prove the truth of the general statement. The historical error is far from difficult to account for in the stress of the discontent which these Pharisees were now manifesting towards everything Galilaean. Godet, on the authority of ἀγήγερται, being the text, would have it that "there has not now arisen in the Person of Jesus a Prophet." Baumlein presses this still further, by making the "prophet" mean "the Messiah." There is no reasonable ground for charging on these Pharisees "an incredible ignorance or incomprehensible misunderstanding." Such a charge is more like one of the incomprehensible misunderstandings of the modern critical school whenever a chance opens of assailing the authenticity of the Fourth Gospel. <a href="/commentaries/john/7-52.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>“Aren’t εἶ (ei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. you σὺ (sy) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. also καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. Galilee?” Γαλιλαίας (Galilaias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1056.htm">Strong's 1056: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Galiloea, a region of Palestine. they replied. Ἀπεκρίθησαν (Apekrithēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_611.htm">Strong's 611: </a> From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak. “Look into it, ἐραύνησον (eraunēson) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2045.htm">Strong's 2045: </a> To search diligently, examine. Apparently from ereo; to seek, i.e. to investigate. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. you will see ἴδε (ide) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2400.htm">Strong's 2400: </a> See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo! that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. no οὐκ (ouk) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. prophet προφήτης (prophētēs) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4396.htm">Strong's 4396: </a> From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet. comes ἐγείρεται (egeiretai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1453.htm">Strong's 1453: </a> (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse. out of ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. Galilee.” Γαλιλαίας (Galilaias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1056.htm">Strong's 1056: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Galiloea, a region of Palestine. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/7-52.htm">John 7:52 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/john/7-52.htm">John 7:52 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/john/7-52.htm">John 7:52 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/john/7-52.htm">John 7:52 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/john/7-52.htm">John 7:52 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/7-52.htm">John 7:52 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/7-52.htm">John 7:52 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/7-52.htm">John 7:52 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/john/7-52.htm">John 7:52 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/john/7-52.htm">John 7:52 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/john/7-52.htm">NT Gospels: John 7:52 They answered him Are you also (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/7-51.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 7:51"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 7:51" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/7-53.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 7:53"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 7:53" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>