John 7:52

John 7:52 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
• New International Version (NIV)They replied, “Are you from Galilee, too? Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee.” [The earliest manuscripts and many other ancient witnesses do not have John 7:53—8:11. A few manuscripts include these verses, wholly or in part, after John 7:36, John 21:25, Luke 21:38 or Luke 24:53.]
• English Standard Version (ESV)They replied, "Are you from Galilee too? Search and see that no prophet arises from Galilee." [The earliest manuscripts do not include 7:53–8:11.]
• New King James Version (NKJV)They answered and said to him, “Are you also from Galilee? Search and look, for no prophet has arisen out of Galilee.”

Context of John 7:52

50Nicodemus, the one who had come to Yeshua before and was one of them, said to them, 51“Our Torah doesn’t judge a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he’s doing, does it?” They answered him, “You aren’t from the Galilee too, are you? Search, and see that no prophet comes out of the Galilee!” 53Then everyone went to his own house.

John 7:52 word by word

ἀπεκρίθησαν καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ· μὴ καὶ σὺ ἐκ τῆς Γαλιλαίας εἶ; ἐραύνησον καὶ ἴδε ὅτι ἐκ τῆς Γαλιλαίας προφήτης οὐκ ἐγείρεται.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• Artεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• Galileeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056
• Searchἐρευνάωereunaō · to look for/intoG2045
• lookὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• arisethἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• noοὐou · noG3756
• prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396

Cross-references for John 7:52

• John 9:34They replied to him, “You were born completely in sin, and you’re teaching us?” And they threw him out.
• Genesis 19:9“Get out of the way!” they said, and they said, “This one came as an outsider and dares to judge! Now we’ll treat you worse than them!” So they strongly pressed against the man, Lot, and moved in close to break the door down.
• Exodus 2:14But the man answered, “Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? Are you saying you’re going to kill me—just as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid, and thought, “For sure the deed had become known.”
• 1 Kings 22:24Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah approached Micaiah, struck him on the cheek and said, “Which way did the Ruach Adonai pass from me to speak to you?”
• Proverbs 9:7Whoever corrects a scoffer is asking for insult. Whoever reproves a wicked man gets abuse.
• John 7:41Others were saying, “This is the Messiah.” Still others were saying, “The Messiah doesn’t come from the Galilee, does He?
• John 1:46“Natzeret!” Nathanael answered. “Can anything good come from there?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
• Isaiah 9:1The people walking in darkness will see a great light. Upon those dwelling in the land of the shadow of death, light will shine.
• Matthew 4:15“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations—

Commentaries on John 7:52

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 52Art 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 40-53Verses 40-53 The malice of Christ's enemies is always against reason, and sometimes the staying of it cannot be accounted for. Never any man spake with that wisdom, and power, and grace, that convincing clearness, and that sweetness, wherewith Christ spake. Alas, that many, who are for a time restrained, and who speak highly of the word of Jesus, speedily lose their convictions, and go on in their sins! People are foolishly swayed by outward motives in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 52no prophet comes out of Galilee: The Jewish leaders were apparently unaware that Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judea, not in Galilee (see Matthew 2:1; Luke 2:1–7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 50-5350-53. Nicodemus--reappearing to us after nearly three years' absence from the history, as a member of the council, probably then sitting.Read the comment

Topics related to John 7:52

• Jesus, the Christ
• Nicodemus
• Scriptures
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Galilee
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• Division
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• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Law in the New Testament
• Nicodemus
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Commentaries on John 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings