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Can anything good come from there?&#8221 Nathanael asked. &#8220Come and see,&#8221 said Philip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Nazareth!” exclaimed Nathanael. “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” “Come and see for yourself,” Philip replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And Nathanael said to him, "Is any good thing able to be out of Nazareth?" Philip says to him, "Come and see."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good be from Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Nathanael said to him, &#8220Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?&#8221 Philip said to him, &#8220Come and see.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Nathanael answered him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip replied, “Come and see.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Can anything good come out of Nazareth? ” Nathanael asked him. “Come and see,” Philip answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can anything good come out of Nazareth?&#8221 Nathanael asked him.&#8221 Come and see,&#8221 Philip answered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Nathanael asked, "Can anything good come from Nazareth?" Philip answered, "Come and see." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Nathanael said to Philip, "Can anything good come from Nazareth?" Philip told him, "Come and see!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Can anything good come from Nazareth?" Nathanael asked. "Come and see," answered Philip. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Nathaniel asked him, "From Nazareth? Can anything good come from there?" Philip told him, "Come and see!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Can anything good come from Nazareth?? Nathanael asked. ?Come and see,? said Philip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Nathanael replied, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip replied, "Come and see." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And Nathanael said to him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Nathanael said to him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith to him, Come and see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" replied Nathanael. "Come and see," said Philip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Nathanael said to him, “Is any good thing able to be out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And Nathanael said to him, "Is any good thing able to be out of Nazareth?" Philip says to him, "Come and see."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Nathanael said to him, 'Out of Nazareth is any good thing able to be?' Philip said to him, 'Come and see.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Nathanael said to him, Can any good be from Nazareth? Philip says to him, Come and see.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Nathanael said to him: Can any thing of good come from Nazareth? Philip saith to him: Come and see. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good be from Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and you will see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Nathaniel said to him: “Can anything good come from Nazareth?”Phillipus said to him, “come and see”.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Philip found Nathaniel, and said to him: We have found him of whom Moses in the law and the prophets did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Nathanael said to him, Is any good thing able to come out of Nazareth? Philip says to him, Come and see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And Nathaniel said to him, Can any thing good come out of Nazareth? Philip saith to him, Come and see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />but Nathanael said to him, can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? come and see, said Philip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" replied Nathanael. "Come and see," said Philip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And Nathanael said to him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip says to him, "Come and see."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And Nathaniel said unto him, Can any <i>thing</i> good come out of Nazareth? Philip replied, Come and see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/1-46.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=352" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/1.htm">Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">45</span>Philip 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.” <span class="reftext">46</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1410.htm" title="1410: dynatai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.">“Can</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: ti (IPro-NNS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object."></a> <a href="/greek/18.htm" title="18: agathon (Adj-NNS) -- A primary word; good.">anything good</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: einai (V-PNA) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">come</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: Ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3478.htm" title="3478: Nazaret (N-GFS) -- Or Nazaret nad-zar-et'; of uncertain derivation; Nazareth or Nazaret, a place in Palestine.">Nazareth?”</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3482.htm" title="3482: Nathanaēl (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Nathanael, an Israelite and Christian.">Nathanael</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">asked.</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: Erchou (V-PMM/P-2S) -- To come, go. ">“Come</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2400.htm" title="2400: ide (V-AMA-2S) -- See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!">see,”</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: Legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">said</a> <a href="/greek/5376.htm" title="5376: Philippos (N-NMS) -- From philos and hippos; fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites.">Philip.</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> </span> <span class="reftext">47</span>When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-41.htm">John 7:41-42</a></span><br />Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee? / Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-52.htm">John 7:52</a></span><br />“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-23.htm">Matthew 2:23</a></span><br />and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-16.htm">Luke 4:16</a></span><br />Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-2.htm">Isaiah 53:2-3</a></span><br />He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him. / He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2</a></span><br />But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-54.htm">Matthew 13:54-57</a></span><br />Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked. / “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? / Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-3.htm">Mark 6:3</a></span><br />Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-4.htm">Luke 2:4</a></span><br />So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/24-5.htm">Acts 24:5</a></span><br />We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-27.htm">John 7:27</a></span><br />But we know where this man is from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where He is from.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-42.htm">John 6:42</a></span><br />They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-11.htm">Matthew 21:11</a></span><br />The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-29.htm">John 4:29</a></span><br />“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-29.htm">John 9:29</a></span><br />We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Nathanael said to him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see.</p><p class="hdg">Can.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/7-41.htm">John 7:41,42,52</a></b></br> Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/4-28.htm">Luke 4:28,29</a></b></br> And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, … </p><p class="hdg">Come.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/4-29.htm">John 4:29</a></b></br> Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/12-57.htm">Luke 12:57</a></b></br> Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-21.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:21</a></b></br> Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/21-15.htm">Able</a> <a href="/john/1-27.htm">Good</a> <a href="/john/1-45.htm">Nathanael</a> <a href="/john/1-45.htm">Nathan'a-El</a> <a href="/john/1-45.htm">Nazareth</a> <a href="/john/1-45.htm">Philip</a> <a href="/luke/20-44.htm">Possible</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/3-2.htm">Able</a> <a href="/john/2-10.htm">Good</a> <a href="/john/1-47.htm">Nathanael</a> <a href="/john/1-47.htm">Nathan'a-El</a> <a href="/john/18-5.htm">Nazareth</a> <a href="/john/1-48.htm">Philip</a> <a href="/john/3-4.htm">Possible</a><div class="vheading2">John 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/1-1.htm">The divinity, humanity, office, and incarnation of Jesus Christ.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/1-15.htm">The testimony of John.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/1-39.htm">The calling of Simon and Andrew, Philip and Nathanael</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>“Can anything good come from Nazareth?”</b><br>This question reflects a common skepticism of the time regarding Nazareth, a small and seemingly insignificant town in Galilee. Nazareth was not mentioned in the Old Testament, nor was it a place of religious or political importance. This skepticism may have been due to its obscurity and lack of reputation. Nathanael's question highlights a broader theme in the Gospels: God's work often emerges from unexpected places. This echoes the prophecy in <a href="/isaiah/53-2.htm">Isaiah 53:2</a>, where the Messiah is described as having no beauty or majesty to attract us to Him. The question also underscores the humility of Jesus' origins, aligning with <a href="/philippians/2-7.htm">Philippians 2:7</a>, where Christ is described as taking the form of a servant.<p><b>Nathanael asked.</b><br>Nathanael, also known as Bartholomew, is introduced here as a sincere seeker of truth. His initial skepticism is not rooted in disbelief but in a desire for authenticity. Nathanael's character is later affirmed by Jesus in <a href="/john/1-47.htm">John 1:47</a>, where He describes Nathanael as an Israelite in whom there is no deceit. This interaction sets the stage for Nathanael's transformation from doubt to faith, illustrating the journey of many believers.<p><b>“Come and see,” said Philip.</b><br>Philip's response is an invitation to personal experience and discovery. Rather than arguing or debating, Philip encourages Nathanael to encounter Jesus for himself. This approach is consistent with the evangelistic method seen throughout the Gospels, where personal testimony and invitation play crucial roles. The phrase "come and see" is reminiscent of <a href="/psalms/34-8.htm">Psalm 34:8</a>, "Taste and see that the LORD is good," inviting individuals to experience the truth firsthand. Philip's invitation also reflects the openness and accessibility of Jesus' ministry, emphasizing that faith is often born out of personal encounter rather than secondhand information.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nathanael.htm">Nathanael</a></b><br>A disciple of Jesus, also known as Bartholomew. He is initially skeptical about Jesus because of His origin from Nazareth.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/philip.htm">Philip</a></b><br>Another disciple of Jesus who invites Nathanael to meet Jesus. He demonstrates faith and openness to Jesus' identity.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/nazareth.htm">Nazareth</a></b><br>A small town in Galilee, considered insignificant and of low reputation during the time of Jesus. It is the hometown of Jesus.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure of the New Testament, whose identity and origin are questioned by Nathanael.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_calling_of_the_disciples.htm">The Calling of the Disciples</a></b><br>This event is part of the larger account of Jesus calling His first disciples, showcasing the initial doubts and eventual faith of His followers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/overcoming_prejudice.htm">Overcoming Prejudice</a></b><br>Nathanael's initial skepticism reflects a common human tendency to judge based on preconceived notions. We are called to look beyond superficial judgments and seek the truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/invitation_to_explore.htm">Invitation to Explore</a></b><br>Philip's response, "Come and see," is an invitation to experience Jesus personally. It encourages us to invite others to explore faith through personal encounters with Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_use_of_the_humble.htm">God's Use of the Humble</a></b><br>Nazareth's insignificance highlights how God often uses the humble and overlooked to accomplish His purposes. We should not underestimate what God can do through seemingly insignificant people or places.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_openness.htm">Faith and Openness</a></b><br>Nathanael's journey from doubt to belief demonstrates the importance of being open to God's revelations, even when they challenge our expectations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_anything_good_from_nazareth.htm">Is anything good from Nazareth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_nathanael_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Nathanael in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_stay_hopeful_amid_challenges.htm">Is anything good from Nazareth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'come_and_see'_signify.htm">What does "come and see" signify?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(46) The question is not, "Can the Messiah come out of Nazareth," but "Can there any good thing come?" The question is asked by an inhabitant of a neighbouring village who looks upon the familiar town with something of local jealousy and scorn; but the form of the question would seem to point to an ill repute in reference to its people. The place is unknown to earlier history, and is not mentioned even in Josephus; but what we find in <a href="/mark/6-6.htm" title="And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.">Mark 6:6</a> and <a href="/luke/4-29.htm" title="And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill where on their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.">Luke 4:29</a> agrees with Nathanael's opinion. (For account of the town, comp. Note on <a href="/luke/1-26.htm" title="And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,">Luke 1:26</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">Come and see</span> expresses the fulness of his own conviction. An interview had brought certainty to his own mind. It would do so likewise to that of his friend.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 46-49.</span> - <p><span class="note_emph">(c)</span> <span class="accented">The Son of God and King of Israel.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 46.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Nathanael said to him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?</span> The ordinary interpretations of the meaning of this question are not satisfactory. <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> The prejudice against Nazareth as being a Galilean town cannot have weighed with Nathanael of Cana in Galilee (<a href="/john/21-2.htm">John 21:2</a>), even though he may have shared the ignorant opinion that "out of Galilee ariseth no prophet" (<a href="/john/7-52.htm">John 7:52</a>). He might have known that Jonah, Hosea, Nahum, probably Elijah, Elisha, and Amos, were Galileans. <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> That Nazareth was a secluded and contemptible village seems disproved by the interesting papers of Dr. Selah Merrill, on "Galilee in the Time of our Lord," <span class="accented">Amer. Bibl. Sacra.</span>, January and April, 1874. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/1-46.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">“Can</span><br /><span class="grk">δύναταί</span> <span class="translit">(dynatai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1410.htm">Strong's 1410: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">anything good</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀγαθὸν</span> <span class="translit">(agathon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_18.htm">Strong's 18: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary word; 'good'.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">come</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶναι</span> <span class="translit">(einai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἐκ</span> <span class="translit">(Ek)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> </span><span class="str2">From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Nazareth?”</span><br /><span class="grk">Ναζαρὲτ</span> <span class="translit">(Nazaret)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Or Nazaret nad-zar-et'; of uncertain derivation; Nazareth or Nazaret, a place in Palestine.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Nathanael</span><br /><span class="grk">Ναθαναήλ</span> <span class="translit">(Nathanaēl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3482.htm">Strong's 3482: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Nathanael, an Israelite and Christian.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">asked.</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶπεν</span> <span class="translit">(eipen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Come</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἔρχου</span> <span class="translit">(Erchou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come, go. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">see,”</span><br /><span class="grk">ἴδε</span> <span class="translit">(ide)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2400.htm">Strong's 2400: </a> </span><span class="str2">See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said</span><br /><span class="grk">Λέγει</span> <span class="translit">(Legei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">Philip.</span><br /><span class="grk">Φίλιππος</span> <span class="translit">(Philippos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5376.htm">Strong's 5376: </a> </span><span class="str2">From philos and hippos; fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/1-46.htm">John 1:46 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/1-46.htm">John 1:46 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/1-46.htm">John 1:46 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/1-46.htm">John 1:46 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/1-46.htm">John 1:46 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/1-46.htm">John 1:46 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/1-46.htm">John 1:46 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/1-46.htm">John 1:46 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/1-46.htm">John 1:46 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/1-46.htm">John 1:46 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/1-46.htm">NT Gospels: John 1:46 Nathanael said to him Can any good (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/1-45.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 1:45"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 1:45" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/1-47.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 1:47"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 1:47" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>