Teks -- John 7:52 (NET)

7:52 They replied, “You aren’t from Galilee too, are you? Investigate carefully and you will see that no prophet comes from Galilee!”

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Robertson: Joh 7:52 - Art thou also of Galilee?

Art thou also of Galilee? ( Mē kai su ek tēs Galilaias ei ).

Formally negative answer expected by mē , but really they mean to imply that Nicodemus from local feeling or prejudice has lined himself up with this Galilean mob (ochlos ) of sympathizers with Jesus and is like Jesus himself a Galilean. "These aristocrats of Jerusalem had a scornful contempt for the rural Galileans"(Bernard).

Robertson: Joh 7:52 - That out of Galilee ariseth no prophet

That out of Galilee ariseth no prophet ( hoti ek tēs Galilaias prophētēs ouk egeiretai ).

As a matter of fact Jonah, Hosea, Nahum, possibly also Elijah, Elisha, and Amos were from Galilee. It was simply the rage of the Sanhedrin against Jesus regardless of the facts. Westcott suggests that they may have reference to the future, but that is a mere excuse for them.

Vincent: Joh 7:52 - Search

Search

Compare Joh 5:39.

Vincent: Joh 7:52 - Look

Look ( ἴδε )

Some render see , and translate the following ὅτι , that , instead of for . So Rev. The difference is unimportant.

Wesley: Joh 7:52 - They answered

By personal reflection; the argument they could not answer, and therefore did not attempt it.

Wesley: Joh 7:52 - Art thou also a Galilean?

One of his party? Out of Galilee ariseth no prophet - They could not but know the contrary. They knew Jonah arose out of Gethhepher; and Nahum from another village in Galilee. Yea, and Thisbe, the town of Elijah, the Tishbite, was in Galilee also. They might likewise have known that Jesus was not born in Galilee, but at Bethlehem, even from the public register there, and from the genealogies of the family of David. They were conscious this poor answer would not bear examination, and so took care to prevent a reply.

JFB: Joh 7:50-53 - Nicodemus

Reappearing to us after nearly three years' absence from the history, as a member of the council, probably then sitting.

JFB: Joh 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.

JFB: Joh 7:52 - 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.

Clarke: Joh 7:52 - Art thou also of Galilee?

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

Clarke: Joh 7:52 - Search, and look

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 2Ki 14:25, compared with Jos 19:13. The Prophet Nahum was also a Galilean, for he was of the tribe of Simeon; and some suppose that Malachi was of the same place. The conclusion was false, because there not having been a prophet from any particular place was no argument that there never could be one, as the place had not been proscribed.

Calvin: Joh 7:52 - Art thou also from Galilee?

52.Art thou also from Galilee? They say that all who favor Christ are from Galilee, and this is spoken reproachfully, as if he could not have any person among his followers except from the small and unknown corner of Galilee ²⁰⁵ The extreme violence to which they are excited against Nicodemus, shows with what furious hatred they burned against Christ; for he had not avowedly undertaken to defend Christ, but had only said that he ought not to be condemned before he was heard Thus among the Papists in our own day, no man can show the slightest token of candour that the Gospel may not be oppressed, but immediately the enemies fly into a passion, and exclaim that he is a heretic.

TSK: Joh 7:52 - Art // Search

Art : Joh 9:34; Gen 19:9; Exo 2:14; 1Ki 22:24; Pro 9:7, Pro 9:8

Search : Joh 7:41, Joh 1:46; Isa 9:1, Isa 9:2; Mat 4:15, Mat 4:16

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Poole: Joh 7:52 - Art thou also of Galilee // Search

Art thou also of Galilee not that they thought Nicodemus was a Galilean; they knew him well enough; but they take up this as a term of reproach against him, for that he would offer to speak one word (though never so just) on the behalf of one against whom they had such a perfect hatred.

Search (say they) the Scriptures, and look if ever there came a prophet out of Galilee. Suppose this had been truth; yet,

1. What did this concern our Saviour? Who was not born in Galilee, but in Judea, in Bethlehem, the city of David, Luk 2:4 .

2. Could not God when he pleased influence one of Galilee with the Spirit of prophecy? But,

3. Neither was it true; for Nahum and Jonah were both Galilaeans, 2Ki 14:25 , compared with Jos 19:13 , (for the tribe of Zebulun had their lot in Galilee), Isa 9:1 .

Lightfoot: Joh 7:52 - Art thou also of Galilee

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

[Art thou also of Galilee?] it seems to be spoken scoffingly: "Art thou of those Galileans that believe in this Galilean?"

Haydock: Joh 7:52 - A prophet

They say to Nicodemus: Art thou also a Galilean, who defendest this Galilean, whereas no prophet, nor especially the Messias, comes from Galilee? (Witham) ---

A prophet, properly the prophet: for they could not be ignorant that the prophet Jonas was from Galilee. We have not indeed the article the in this verse, but we find it in ver. 40, with which this appears to correspond. (Haydock)

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Gill: Joh 7:52 - They answered and said unto him // art thou also of Galilee // search and look // for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet

They answered and said unto him,.... Being displeased with him, and as reproaching him, though they could not deny, or refute what he said:

art thou also of Galilee? a follower of Jesus of Galilee, whom, by way of contempt, they called the Galilean, and his followers Galilaeans, as Julian the apostate after them did; for otherwise they knew that Nicodemus was not of the country of Galilee;

search and look; into the histories of former times, and especially the Scriptures:

for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet; but this is false, for Jonah the prophet was of Gathhepher, which was in the tribe of Zebulun, which tribe was in Galilee; see 2Ki 14:25. And the Jews ^z themselves say, that Jonah, the son of Amittai, was, מזבולון, of "Zebulun", and that his father was of Zebulun, and his mother was of Asher ^a; both which tribes were in Galilee: and if no prophet had, as yet, arose from thence, it did not follow that no one should arise: besides, there is a prophecy in which it was foretold, that a prophet, and even the Messiah, the great light, should arise in Galilee; see Isa 9:1; and they themselves say, that the Messiah should be revealed in Galilee; See Gill on Joh 7:41.