52 They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
52 They replied, "Are you from Galilee, too? Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee."
52 They replied, "Are you from Galilee too? Search and see that no prophet arises from Galilee."
52 But they cut him off. "Are you also campaigning for the Galilean?
52 They answered and said to him, "Are you also from Galilee? Search and look, for no prophet has arisen out of Galilee."
52 They replied, "Are you from Galilee, too? Search the Scriptures and see for yourself-no prophet ever comes from Galilee!"
Matthew Henry's Commentary on John 7:52
Commentary on John 7:40-53
(Read John 7:40-53)
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 matters of eternal moment, are willing even to be damned for fashion's sake. As the wisdom of God often chooses things which men despise, so the folly of men commonly despises those whom God has chosen. The Lord brings forward his weak and timid disciples, and sometimes uses them to defeat the designs of his enemies.