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John 1:45-47
New English Translation
John 1:45-47
New English Translation
45 Philip found Nathanael[a] and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law, and the prophets also[b] wrote about—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” 46 Nathanael[c] replied,[d] “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”[e] Philip replied,[f] “Come and see.”
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and exclaimed,[g] “Look, a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit!”[h]
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- John 1:45 sn Nathanael is traditionally identified with Bartholomew (although John never describes him as such). He appears here after Philip; in all lists of the twelve except in Acts 1:13, Bartholomew follows Philip. Also, the Aramaic Bar-tolmai means “son of Tolmai,” the surname; the man almost certainly had another name. Other alternatives than Bartholomew have also been suggested, e.g. James the son of Alphaeus; see C. E. Hill, “The Identity of John’s Nathanael,” JSNT 20 (1998): 45-61.
- John 1:45 tn “Also” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.
- John 1:46 tn Grk “And Nathanael.”
- John 1:46 tn Grk “said to him.”
- John 1:46 sn Can anything good come out of Nazareth? may be a local proverb expressing jealousy among the towns.
- John 1:46 tn Grk “And Philip said to him.”
- John 1:47 tn Grk “said about him.”
- John 1:47 tn Or “treachery.”sn An allusion to Ps 32:2.
John 1:45-47
New International Version
John 1:45-47
New International Version
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)
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