Tree of Life Version
John 1:47
47Yeshua saw Nathanael coming toward Him. He said, “Look, a true Israelite! There’s nothing false in him.”
John 1:47 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
- New International Version (NIV)When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”
Context of John 1:47
45Philip finds Nathanael and tells him, “We’ve found the One that Moses in the Torah, and also the prophets, wrote about—Yeshua of Natzeret, the son of Joseph!” 46“Natzeret!” Nathanael answered. “Can anything good come from there?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” Yeshua saw Nathanael coming toward Him. He said, “Look, a true Israelite! There’s nothing false in him.” 48Nathanael said to Him, “How do you know me?” Yeshua answered, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” 49“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are Ben-Elohim! You are the King of Israel!”
Read all of John 1John 1:47 word by word
Εἶδεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὸν Ναθαναὴλ ἐρχόμενον πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ λέγει περὶ αὐτοῦ· ἴδε ἀληθῶς Ἰσραηλίτης ἐν ᾧ δόλος οὐκ ἔστιν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- NathanaelΝαθαναήλNathanaēl · NathanaelG3482
- comingἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
- an IsraeliteἸσραηλίτηςIsraēlitēs · IsraeliteG2475
- indeedἀληθῶςalēthōs · trulyG230
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- noοὐou · noG3756
- guileδόλοςdolos · deceitG1388
Cross-references for John 1:47
- John 8:31Then Yeshua said to the Judeans who had trusted Him, “If you abide in My word, then you are truly My disciples.
- Romans 2:28For one is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision something visible in the flesh.
- Romans 9:6But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all those who are descended from Israel are Israel,
- Philippians 3:3For it is we who are the circumcision, who worship by the Ruach Elohim and glory in Messiah Yeshua and have not depended on the flesh—
- Psalms 32:2Blessed is the one whose guilt Adonai does not count, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
- Psalms 73:1A psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to the pure in heart.
- 1 Peter 2:1So get rid of all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all lashon ha-ra .
- Revelation 14:5And in their mouth was found no lie—they are blameless.
Commentaries on John 1:47
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 47Behold an Israelite indeed - A worthy descendant of the patriarch Jacob, who not only professes to believe in Israel's God, but who worships him in sincerity and truth, according to his light. In whom is no guile! - Deceitfulness ever has been, and still is, the deeply marked characteristic of the Jewish people. To find a man, living in the midst of so much corruption, walking in uprightness before his Maker, was a subject worthy the attention of God…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47An Israelite indeed - One who is really an Israelite - not by birth only, but one worthy of the name. One who possesses the spirit, the piety, and the integrity which become a man who is really a Jew, who fears God and obeys his law. Compare Romans 9:6; Romans 2:28-29. No guile - No deceit, no fraud, no hypocrisy. He is really what he professes to be - a Jew, a descendant of the patriarch Jacob, fearing and serving God. He makes no profession which he…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. 47Jesus described Nathanael as a true Israelite. He said there was no deceit (no dishonesty or trickery) in him. This may contrast Nathanael with Jacob, whose early life was marked by deceit. Jacob later received the name Israel (see Genesis 25:27–34; 27:1–36; 32:22–32). In this way, Nathanael shows what God desires Israel to be. God wants his people to be an honest and faithful people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4747. an Israelite indeed ... no guile--not only no hypocrite, but with a guileless simplicity not always found even in God's own people, ready to follow wherever truth might lead him, saying, Samuel-like, "Speak, Lord, for Thy servant heareth" (1Sa 3:10).Read the comment
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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
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