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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Barnes' Notes
Art thou also of Galilee? - Here is another expression of contempt. To be a Galilean was a term of the highest reproach. They knew well that he was not of Galilee, but they meant to ask whether he…
Adam Clarke
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…
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…
Cambridge Bible
Art thou also of Galilee? -Surely thou dost not sympathize with Him as being a fellow-countryman?" They share the popular belief that Jesus was by birth a Galilean (Joh 7:7).
out of Galilee ariseth no…
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