Homilies on the Gospel of John

“Then when He had come into Galilee, the Galilæans received Him, having seen all the things that He did at Jerusalem at the feast, for they also came unto the feast.”

Do you see that these men so ill spoken of are found most to come to Him? For one said, “Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?”, and another, “Search and look, for out of Galilee arises no prophet.” These things they said insulting Him, because He was supposed by the many to be of Nazareth, and they also reproached Him with being a Samaritan; “You are a Samaritan,” said one, “and hast a devil.” Yet behold, both Samaritans and Galilæans believe, to the shame of the Jews, and Samaritans are found better than Galilæans, for the first received Him through the words of the woman, the second when they had seen the miracles which He did.