John 1:46

John 1:46 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
• New International Version (NIV)“Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

Context of John 1:46

44Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter. 45Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip. 47When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.” 48“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”

John 1:46 word by word

καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ναθαναήλ· ἐκ Ναζαρὲτ δύναταί τι ἀγαθὸν εἶναι; λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Φίλιππος· ἔρχου καὶ ἴδε.¶Read the interlinear

• Canδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• anything goodτιςtis · oneG5100
• anything goodἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
• comeεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• NazarethΝαζαρέθ, ΝαζαράNazareth Nazaret · NazarethG3478
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• NathanaelΝαθαναήλNathanaēl · NathanaelG3482
• askedεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• seeἰδούidou · look!G2400
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilippos · PhilipG5376

Cross-references for John 1:46

• John 7:41Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?
• Luke 4:28On hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged.
• John 4:29“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
• Luke 12:57And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
• 1 Thessalonians 5:21but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.

Commentaries on John 1:46

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 46Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? - Bp. Pearce supposes that the of the evangelist has some particular force in it: for, in Jeremiah 33:14, God says, I will perform that good thing which I promised, etc.; and this, in Jeremiah 33:15; is explained to mean, his causing the branch of righteousness (i.e. the Messiah) to grow up unto David, from whom Jesus was descended: in this view, Nathanael's question seems to imply, that not Nazareth, but…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 46Can any good thing … - The character of Nazareth was proverbially bad. To be a Galilean or a Nazarene was an expression of decided contempt, John 7:52. See the notes at Matthew 2:23. Nathanael asked, therefore, whether it was possible that the Messiah should come from a place proverbially wicked. This was a mode of judging in the case not uncommon. It is not by examining evidence, but by prejudice. Many persons suffer their minds to be filled with…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 43-51Verses 43-51 See the nature of true Christianity, it is following Jesus; devoting ourselves to him, and treading in his steps. Observe the objection Nathanael made. All who desire to profit by the word of God, must beware of prejudices against places, or denominations of men. They should examine for themselves, and they will sometimes find good where they looked for none. Many people are kept from the ways of religion by the unreasonable prejudices they…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 46Can anything good come from Nazareth?: People did not think this village was important enough to be the hometown of a great leader (see Matthew 13:53–58).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4646. any good out of Nazareth--remembering Bethlehem, perhaps, as Messiah's predicted birthplace, and Nazareth having no express prophetic place at all, besides being in no repute. The question sprang from mere dread of mistake in a matter so vital. Come and see--Noble remedy against preconceived opinions [Bengel]. Philip, though he could not perhaps solve his difficulty, could show him how to get rid of it. (See on Joh 6:68).Read the comment

Topics related to John 1:46

• Faith
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Nathanael
• Nazareth
• Philip
• Proverbs
• Uncharitableness
• Zeal, Religious

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Commentaries on John 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings