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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 7:50-53

John 7:50-53. Nicodemus, he who came to Jesus by night Having now got a little more courage; being one of them Being present, as a member of the great council, saith to them, Doth our law judge ( κρινει , condemn) any man before it hear him Before the magistrate, appointed to execute it, summon him into his presence, that he may hear from him what he has to say in his own defence; and know what he doeth Namely, from credible witnesses? As if he had said, Do not we ourselves act as... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 7:45-53

87. Argument in the Sanhedrin (John 7:45-53)The leaders of the Sanhedrin were furious when the temple guards returned without Jesus. The guards said that they could not arrest one who gave such powerful teaching. Angrily the rulers replied that perhaps some of the uneducated masses believed in Jesus, but certainly none of the teachers, leaders, or other well instructed Jews (John 7:45-49).When Nicodemus, who was a member of the Sanhedrin (cf. John 3:1), suggested that they should at least give... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 7:52

Search = Search [the Scriptures], as in John 5:39 . look = see. App-133 . If they had looked, they would have found that Jonah and Hosea arose out of Galilee, and perhaps Elijah, Elisha, and Amos. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 7:52

They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and see that out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.Religious error must defend itself; and, even if no honest defense exists, a shouted lie will serve well enough for the hardened heart. Those bigots demanded that Nicodemus search the Scriptures; and such a demand sounded like they knew what they were talking about; but this whole ploy was a bold unqualified lie, an unscrupulous bluff, the same being one of Satan's favorite... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 7:52

John 7:52. They answered—art thou also of Galilee?— Finding Nicodemus thus condemning their conduct, and speaking favourably of Jesus, they asked him with an air of disdain and surprize, mixed with fierceness, Art thou also of Galilee? "Art thou one of the ignorant low faction, which has leagued to support a Galilean Messiah, in opposition to the law, which has determined the Messiah's nativity to Bethlehem? Search and look; for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet." They meant no Messiah, the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 7:52

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. 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... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 7:45-52

3. The unbelief of the Jewish leaders 7:45-52 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 7:52

Nicodemus’ colleagues did not reply rationally but emotionally. They had already decided Jesus’ case without hearing Him. They did not want to listen to any information that might prove that He was who He claimed to be. They replied to Nicodemus’ challenge with contempt and accused him of being a despised Galilean himself since he sought to defend a Galilean. Unable to refute the logic of Nicodemus’ argument they attacked his person, an old debating tactic designed to win an argument but not... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:1-53

The Feast of TabernaclesJohn 7:1 to John 10:21. Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles, October, 28 a.d.After the discourse of John 6, delivered just before Passover 28 a.d., Jesus did not go up to Jerusalem (John 7:1), but devoted Himself for five or six months to active work in various parts of Galilee, of which St. John says nothing. At the close of this period He visited the country of Tyre and Sidon (Mark 7:24), made a tour through Decapolis, where He fed the 4,000 (Mark 8:1), retired to... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 7:52

(52) Art thou also of Galilee?—They seek to avoid his question, to which there could have been but one answer, by a counter-question expressing their surprise at the position he is taking: “Surely thou art not also of Galilee?” “Thou art not His countryman, as many of this multitude are?” They imply that Nicodemus could not have asked a question which claimed for Jesus the simple justice of the Law itself, without being, like Him, a Galilean.Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no... read more