John 7:47

7:47 Then the Pharisees answered, ¹  “You haven’t been deceived too, have you? ² 

John 7:52

7:52 They replied, ³  “You aren’t from Galilee too, are you? ⁴  Investigate carefully and you will see that no prophet ⁵  comes from Galilee!”

[7:47]  ¹ tn Grk “answered them.”

[7:47]  ² tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here the tag is “have you?”).

[7:52]  ³ tn Grk “They answered and said to him.”

[7:52]  ⁴ tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here the tag is “are you?”).

[7:52]  ⁵ tc At least one early and important ms (Ì^66*) places the article before “prophet” (ὁ προφήτης, Jo profhths), making this a reference to the “prophet like Moses” mentioned in Deut 18:15.