KJV King James Version
And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
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John 1:46
And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
WEB World English Bible
Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
ASV American Standard Version
And Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Nathanael said to him, ‘Out of Nazareth is any good thing able to be?’ Philip said to him, ‘Come and see.’
Surrounding context — John 1
43 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heΝαθαναήλ·G3482 · NathanaēlNathanaelἐκG1537 · ekout fromΝαζαρὲτG3478 · Nazareth, NazaraNazarethδύναταίG1410 · dunamaibe ableτιG5100 · tisoneἀγαθὸνG18 · agathosgoodεἶναι;G1511 · einaito existλέγειG3004 · legōto sayαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoΦίλιππος·G5376 · PhilipposPhilipἔρχουG2064 · erchomaito come/goκαὶG2532 · kaiandἴδε.¶G1492 · eidōto perceive: understand
Cross-references
John 7:52They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.John 7:41-42Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?John 4:29Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?1 Thessalonians 5:21Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.Luke 12:57Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?Luke 4:28-29And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
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