KJV King James Version
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
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John 1:47
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
WEB World English Bible
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”
ASV American Standard Version
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Jesus saw Nathanael coming unto him, and he saith concerning him, ‘Lo, truly an Israelite, in whom guile is not;’
Surrounding context — John 1
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.
50 Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΕἶδενG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoΝαθαναὴλG3482 · NathanaēlNathanaelἐρχόμενονG2064 · erchomaito come/goπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandλέγειG3004 · legōto sayπερὶG4012 · periaboutαὐτοῦ·G846 · autosit/s/heἴδεG2396 · idelook!ἀληθῶςG230 · alēthōstrulyἸσραηλίτηςG2475 · IsraēlitēsIsraeliteἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongᾧG3739 · hos, hēwhichδόλοςG1388 · dolosdeceitοὐκG3756 · ounoἔστιν.G1510 · eimito be
Cross-references
Revelation 14:5And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.Psalm 32:2Blessed [is] the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit [there is] no guile.Psalm 73:1A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God [is] good to Israel, [even] to such as are of a clean heart.Romans 9:4Who are Israelites; to whom [pertaineth] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service [of God], and the promises;John 8:39They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham.Romans 9:6Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they [are] not all Israel, which are of Israel:Romans 2:28-29For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither [is that] circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:John 8:31Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, [then] are ye my disciples indeed;1 Peter 2:1Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,Philippians 3:3For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.1 Peter 2:22Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
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