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AndκαὶNathanaelΝαθαναήλsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“Canδύναταίanythingτιgoodἀγαθὸνcomeεἶναιout ofἘκNazareth?”ΝαζαρὲτPhilipὁ Φίλιπποςsaysλέγειto him,αὐτῷ“ComeἜρχουandκαὶsee.”ἴδε
John 1:46
Study it in the app“And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip says to him, “Come and see.””
With the Greek beneath
John 1:46, word by word
- NathanaelΝαθαναήλNathanaēl
Nathanael
Nathanael: a disciple of Jesus, from Cana in Galilee.
Where else “Nathanaēl” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “Canδύναταίdynatai
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynatai” appears- goodἀγαθὸνagathon
good
Being as it should be and doing others good; in the full sense, God alone.
Where else “agathon” appears- comeεἶναιeinai
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “einai” appears- NazarethΝαζαρὲτNazaret
Nazareth
See it on the mapWhere else “Nazaret” appears- PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilippos
Philip
Philip, the name of several men: one of the Twelve; Philip the evangelist (Acts 6:5; 8; 21:8); Philip the tetrarch, son of Herod (Luke 3:1); and the brother of Herod Antipas, Herodias' husband (Mark 6:17).
Where else “Philippos” appears- “ComeἜρχουErchou
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “Erchou” appears- seeἴδεide
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “ide” appears
Places in this verse
The context
45Philip finds Nathanael and says to him, “We have found the one of whom Moses in the Law and the prophets wrote: Jesus son of Joseph, the one from Nazareth.”
46 · This verse (above)
47Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and says about him, “Look, truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!”
To study John 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does the beginning of this chapter say about the Word: where it was, what it was, and what came to be through it? (vv. 1-14)
2. What it means
John says those who received the Word were given authority to become children of God. What does “receiving him” mean in this chapter? (vv. 11-13)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked the first disciples, “What are you looking for?” and invited them, “Come and you will see” (vv. 38-39). What are you looking for today?