John 1:46

And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

In Context

45Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found the One about whom Moses wrote in the Law and the Prophets—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

47Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said about him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!”

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Cross References

Luke 4:28So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,

John 4:29“Come, see a Man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”

John 7:52They answered and said to him, “Are you also from Galilee? Search and see, because no prophet has arisen out of Galilee.” 1 A Woman Caught in Adultery

Matthew Henry on John 1:44-51

The Call of Philip and Nathanael. 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,… Read the whole commentary →

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