John 7:52
They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
Cross-reference
In John 7:41, the crowd already questioned if Christ comes from Galilee—the Pharisees echo that same objection.
In John 1:46, Nathanael asks 'Can anything good come from Nazareth?'—the same prejudice against Galilee the Pharisees show.
In Isaiah 9:1, Galilee is prophesied to be honored—directly contradicts the Pharisees' claim that no prophet comes from there.
In Matthew 4:13, Jesus settles in Galilee to fulfill Isaiah's prophecy—proving the Pharisees wrong about Galilee's prophetic role.
Matthew 26:69 calls Jesus the Galilean, reinforcing his Galilean origin and contradicting the Pharisees' claim.
Mark 10:47 identifies Jesus as of Nazareth in Galilee, directly opposing the claim that no prophet comes from Galilee.
Luke 23:5 records Jesus teaching from Galilee, contradicting the Pharisees' assertion that no prophet arises from Galilee.
Luke 24:19 explicitly calls Jesus a prophet from Nazareth, directly refuting the claim that no prophet comes from Galilee.