John 1:47

Yehoshua saw Natan'el coming to him, and he says, Hinei a genuine Ben Yisroel, in whom is no MIRMAH (deceit). + 1:47 Ps 32:2; Zeph 3:13; Isa 53:9

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

In Context

46And Natan'el said to Philippos, Can anything good come out of Natzeret? + 1:46 7:41; Isa 11:1; Zech 6:11-12 Philippos says to Natan'el, Bo'u u're'u! (Come and see!) + 1:46 2Kgs 6:13

48Natan'el says to him, How do you have da'as of me? In reply, Yehoshua said to him, Before you received your kri'ah (call) from Philippos, while you were beneath the etz hate'enah + 1:48 Mic 4:4; Zech 3:10 (fig tree), I watched you.

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Cross References

Psalms 32:2Ashrei is the adam unto whom Hashem imputeth not avon (iniquity), 1 and in whose ruach there is no remiyyah (guile, deceit). 1

John 4:16Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to her, Go, call your ba'al (husband), and come back here.

John 8:39They answered and said unto him, Avinu hu Avraham. Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to them, If you were yeladim of Avraham, you would have been doing the ma'asei Avraham.

Romans 9:4In as much as they are Bnei Yisroel: theirs is the Mishpat HaBanim Adoption, the Ma'amad HaBanim Standing as Sons, and the Kavod (glory) and the Shekhinah (glorious presence of G-d) and the Beritot (covenants), the Matan Torah, the Avodas Kodesh (worship) and the Havtachot (promises);

Philippians 3:3For we are the Bnei HaMilah, + 3:3 Ro 2:29; Co 2:11-12 the ones whose avodas kodesh is by the Ruach Hakodesh + 3:3 Yn 4:23; Ro 8:4 and whose kavod is in Moshiach Yehoshua and who take no bitachon in the basar,

1 Peter 2:22Who was beli chet (without sin) V'LO MIRMAH BEFIV (and no deceit was in his mouth); + 2:22 Isa 53:9

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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