John 1:46

"Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" replied Nathanael. "Come and see," said Philip.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

45Then Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him about whom Moses in the Law wrote, as well as the Prophets--Jesus, the son of Joseph, a man of Nazareth."

47Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, and said of him, "Look! here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceitfulness!"

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Cross References

Luke 4:28Then all in the synagogue, while listening to these words, were filled with fury.

John 4:29"Come," she said, "and see a man who has told me everything I have ever done. Can this be the Christ, do you think?"

John 7:52"Do you also come from Galilee?" they asked in reply. "Search and see for yourself that no Prophet is of Galilaean origin."

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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