So when he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast, for they also went to the feast.
Galilee afforded no outpouring of welcome like that of Sychar.  If indeed the Lord intended a decrease of popularity, Galilee proved to be exactly the place to find it.  At Cana he would do the second of the seven great signs.  Cana was near Nazareth, the latter being guilty of an actual attempt to murder Jesus (Luke 4:29).  Matthew detailed the scorn in which Nazareth held Jesus, adding that "they were offended in him"  (Matthew 13:57). Thus, the statement here that Galilee received Jesus does not negate the hostile and unbelieving attitude that continued to prevail there.