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

44And Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter. 45Philip finds Nathanael, and says to him, We have found him of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets, Jesus, the son of Joseph, who is from Nazareth. And Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip says to him, Come and see. 47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says of him, Behold [one] truly an Israelite, in whom there is no guile. 48Nathanael says to him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee.

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

• NathanaelΝαθαναήλNathanaēl · NathanaelG3482
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• goodἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• NazarethΝαζαρέθ, ΝαζαράNazareth Nazaret · NazarethG3478
• PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilippos · PhilipG5376
• saysλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708

Cross-references for John 1:46

• John 7:41Others said, This is the Christ. Others said, Does then the Christ come out of Galilee?
• Luke 4:28And they were all filled with rage in the synagogue, hearing these things;
• John 4:29Come, see a man who told me all things I had ever done: is not he the Christ?
• Luke 12:57And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
• 1 Thessalonians 5:21but prove all things, hold fast the right;

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

In the dictionaries

• Nazareth
• Nazareth, Nazarene
• Behold
• Believe
• Blood
• Dwell
• Flesh
• Guile
• Humiliation of Christ
• Jesus

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