Bible Verse Lookup
Jn 7:52
Chapter 7
52
They replied:
“Do you, too, come from Galilee? Look it up and see for yourself that no prophet is to arise from Galilee.”
They replied:
“Do you, too, come from Galilee? Look it up and see for yourself that no prophet is to arise from Galilee.”
Commentaries
Jesus, Light and Life of the World
Chapters 7 and 8 form a cohesive unit, connected by three elements: time (the Feast of Tabernacles), place (the temple), and action (Jesus teaches). There is a clear thematic progression. The main question focuses on Jesus’ identity, as asked by his brothers: “Reveal yourself to the world” (7:4), and by the Jews: “Who are you?” (8:25). As Jesus teaches, his identity is gradually revealed, culminating in the absolute: “I am” in 8:58. However, the primary focus remains on God, whom Jesus refers to in chapter 7 as “the one who sent me,” and then in chapter 8, often as “the Father.”
Attitude of the Leaders
(7:45-53). Before the great debate that will pit Jesus against the Pharisees in the temple (8:13-59), the evangelist describes the Pharisees’ inner attitude. The guards, sent earlier (cf. 32b), return empty-handed, excusing themselves: “No man ever spoke like this man.” The Pharisees, eager to preserve their authority, try to silence the growing faith of the people, using their prestige to discredit Jesus by calling him a “deceiver” and the people “ignorant and accursed.” These words reveal the Pharisees’ clear judgment of the Johannine Christians of Jewish origin.