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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45 Philip found Nathanael(A) and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law,(B) and about whom the prophets also wrote(C)—Jesus of Nazareth,(D) the son of Joseph.”(E)

46 “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?”(F) Nathanael asked.

“Come and see,” said Philip.

47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite(G) in whom there is no deceit.”(H)

48 “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.

Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.”

49 Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi,(I) you are the Son of God;(J) you are the king of Israel.”(K)

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There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.

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Simon Peter, Thomas(A) (also known as Didymus[a]), Nathanael(B) from Cana in Galilee,(C) the sons of Zebedee,(D) and two other disciples were together.

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Footnotes

  1. John 21:2 Thomas (Aramaic) and Didymus (Greek) both mean twin.