KJV King James Version
Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
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John 1:49
Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
WEB World English Bible
Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!”
ASV American Standard Version
Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art King of Israel.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Nathanael answered and saith to him, ‘Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the king of Israel.’
Surrounding context — John 1
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.
51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἀπεκρίθηG611 · apokrinōto answerαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heΝαθαναήλG3482 · NathanaēlNathanaelῥαββί,G4461 · rhabbiRabbiσὺG4771 · suyouεἶG1510 · eimito beὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱὸςG5207 · uhiossonτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦ,G2316 · theosGodσὺG4771 · suyouβασιλεὺςG935 · basileuskingεἶG1510 · eimito beτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸσραήλ.¶G2474 · IsraēlIsrael
Cross-references
Zephaniah 3:15The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, [even] the LORD, [is] in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.Matthew 27:42He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he [is] just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.John 12:13-15Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed [is] the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.Matthew 2:2Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.Luke 19:38Saying, Blessed [be] the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.Matthew 27:11And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.John 1:34And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.Matthew 21:5Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.Matthew 14:33Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.Hosea 3:5Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.Micah 5:2But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, [though] thou be little among the thousands of Judah, [yet] out of thee shall he come forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth [have been] from of old, from everlasting.John 1:18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].John 18:37Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.John 20:28-29And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of [his] government and peace [there shall be] no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.John 19:19-22And Pilate wrote a title, and put [it] on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.Jeremiah 23:5-6Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
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