John 7:52

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
answered	ἀπεκρίθησαν apekrithēsan	G611	to conclude for oneself · verb — aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person plural
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
said	εἶπαν eipan	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
him	αὐτῷ· autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
Art	εἶ eî	G1488	thou art
thou	σὺ su	G4771	thou · personal pronoun — 2nd person nominative singular
also	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
of	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
Galilee	Γαλιλαίας Galilaias	G1056	Galilæa (i.e. the heathen circle) · noun — genitive singular feminine, a place
Search	ἐραύνησον eraunēson	G2045	to seek · verb — aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
look	ἴδε ide	G1492	used only in certain past tenses · verb — second aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular
for	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
of	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
Galilee	Γαλιλαίας Galilaias	G1056	Galilæa (i.e. the heathen circle) · noun — genitive singular feminine, a place
ariseth	ἐγείρεται.¶ egeiretai	G1453	to waken (transitively or intransitively) · verb — present passive indicative, 3rd person singular
no	οὐκ ouk	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
prophet	προφήτης prophētēs	G4396	a foreteller ("prophet") · noun — nominative singular masculine

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Cross-references

John 7:41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
John 1:46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
Isaiah 9:1-2 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 o…
Matthew 4:15-16 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
Genesis 19:9 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 wit…
Exodus 2:14 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 sai…
1 Kings 22:24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to spea…
Proverbs 9:7-8 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 7:45–end

The chief priests and Pharisees are here in a close cabal, contriving how to suppress Christ; though this was the great day of the feast, they attended not the religious services of the day, but left them to the vulgar, to whom it was common for those great ecclesiastics to consign and turn over the business of devotion, while they thought themselves better employed in the affairs of church-policy. They sat in the council-chamber, expecting Christ to be brought a prisoner to them, as they had issued out warrants for apprehending him, Joh 7:32. Now here we are told, I. What passed between them and their own officers, who returned without him, re infecta - having done nothing. Observe, 1. The…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 7:52

thou of Galilee--in this taunt expressing their scorn of the party. Even a word of caution, or the gentlest proposal to inquire before condemning, was with them equivalent to an espousal of the hated One. Search . . . out of Galilee . . . no prophet--Strange! For had not Jonah (of Gath-hepher) and even Elijah (of Thisbe) arisen out of Galilee? And there it may be more, of whom we have no record. But rage is blind, and deep prejudice distorts all facts. Yet it looks as if they were afraid of losing Nicodemus, when they take the trouble to reason the point at all. It was just because he had "searched," as they advised him, that he went the length even that he did.

Adam Clarke on John 7:52

Art thou also of Galilee? - They knew very well that he was not; but they spoke this by way of reproach. As if they had said, thou art no better than he is, as thou takest his part. Many of the Galileans had believed on him, Which the Jews considered to be a reproach. Art thou his disciple, as the Galileans are? Search, and look - Examine the Scriptures, search the public registers, and thou wilt see that out of Galilee there ariseth no prophet. Neither the Messiah, nor any other prophet, has ever proceeded from Galilee, nor ever can. This conclusion, says Calmet, was false and impertinent: false, because Jonah was of Gathheper, in Galilee: see Kg2 14:25, compared with Jos 19:13. The Prophet…

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The Church Fathers

Nicodemus, either out of weakness or fear of the doctors, did not reply to them when they wanted to diminish the words and works of Christ by mentioning Galilee.
— Theodore of Mopsuestia, COMMENTARY ON JOHN 3.7.52

They knew the place where He had resided, but never thought of enquiring where He was born; and therefore they not only denied that He was the Messiah, but even that He was a prophet.
— Alcuin of York ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Tract. xxxiii. 2) i. e. led away by a Galilean. Our Lord was called a Galilean, because His parents were of the town of Nazareth; I mean by parents, Mary. (Tract. xxxiii. 2.) No prophet indeed ariseth out of Galilee, but the Lord of prophets arose thence.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Galilee — Circuit. Solomon rewarded Hiram for certain services rendered him by the gift of an upland plain among the mountains of Naphtali. Hiram was dissatisfied with the gift, and called it “the land of…
Galilee · Inhabitants of: Despised by the Jews — Inhabitants of: Despised by the Jews
Nicodemus · A Jewish rabbi -Becomes a disciple of Jesus — A Jewish rabbi -Becomes a disciple of Jesus
Scriptures · Interpreted by doctors (religious “experts”) — Interpreted by doctors (religious “experts”)
Scriptures, The · Should be: Searched — Should be: Searched
Word Of God · Searching of, comman — Searching of, comman

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

John 7:52

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 7:45–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 7:52

Adam Clarke on John 7:52

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John 7:52

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 7:45–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 7:52

Adam Clarke on John 7:52

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on John 7:52

John Calvin on John 7:45–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 7:52