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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
Being therefore perplexed, because they had said, "None of the rulers hath believed on him," they addressed him, neither vehemently, nor yet with forbearance. For tell me, after he had said, "The Law judgeth no man," how doth it follow that they should say, "Art thou also of Galilee?" When they ought to have shown that they had not sent to summon Him without judgment, or that it was not fitting to allow Him speech, they take the reply rather in a rough and angry manner. …
Cyril of Alexandria
Being a Jew (it says) and home-born, why dost thou feign to have no knowledge of the Galileans, and art strangely co-ignorant of our matters with those who are absolutely ignorant? and being most conversant with the most sacred Scriptures, and versed in tho appointments of the Law, whence knewest thou not (he says) that it is not possible to look for a Prophet out of the Galilaeans? This then is the aim of the Pharisees' words. …
Theophylact of Ohrid
When Nicodemus quite reasonably rebuked the Pharisees for their unlawful directive, they, vexed, spoke to him with rudeness and even savagery: "Are you also from Galilee?" But how is this a response to Nicodemus's remark? He said that one should not condemn a person without trial and investigation. Undoubtedly, in response to this they needed to prove that they were not accusing Jesus without trial, but lawfully—that they had even sent officers to seize Him, and were doing everything as they should. But what do they say? …
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
They answered, from the prejudice of their heart, what they had answered to those officers, "Art thou also a Galilean?" That is, one seduced as it were by the Galilean. For the Lord was said to be a Galilean, because His parents were from the city of Nazareth. I have said "His parents" in regard to Mary, not as regards the seed of man; for on earth He sought but a mother, He had already a Father on high. For His nativity on both sides was marvellous: divine without mother, human without father. …
Thomas Aquinas
We see the opposition of the rulers to Nicodemus when he says, They answered and said to him. First, they think that he has been seduced; and secondly, that he does not know the law. As to the first, they say: Are you too a Galilean? that is, one who has been seduced by this Galilean. For they considered Christ a Galilean because he lived in Galilee. And so anyone who followed Christ they derisively called a Galilean. …
Bonaventure
"They answered and said," because they were incorrigible; and although they could not find fault with the word, they find fault with Nicodemus as though deceived, namely that he himself believed in Christ. Therefore they say: "Are you also a Galilean?" That is, do you believe in the Galilean, just as they are called Christians because they believe in Christ; whence Julian the Apostate called Christians ragged Galileans, and you foolishly believe in him. …
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