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NathanaelΝαθαναήλansweredἀπεκρίθηhim,αὐτῷ“Rabbi,Ῥαββίyouσὺareεἶthe Sonὁ υἱὸςof God;τοῦ θεοῦyouσὺareεἶthe Kingβασιλεὺςof Israel!”τοῦ Ἰσραήλ
John 1:49
Study it in the app“Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel!””
With the Greek beneath
John 1:49, word by word
- NathanaelΝαθαναήλNathanaēl
Nathanael
Nathanael: a disciple of Jesus, from Cana in Galilee.
Where else “Nathanaēl” appears- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- “RabbiῬαββίRhabbi
Rabbi
Rabbi: a Hebrew word that means "my teacher".
Where else “Rhabbi” appears- areεἶei
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ei” appears- the Sonυἱὸςhuios
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huios” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- the Kingβασιλεὺςbasileus
king
The one who rules a people with the highest authority.
Where else “basileus” appears- of IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl
Israel
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
Where else “Israēl” appears
The context
48Nathanael says to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
49 · This verse (above)
50Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.”
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?