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His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.” <a href="/esv/john/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” <a href="/bsb/john/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/blb/john/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Philip Finds Nathanael and says to him, "We have found Him whom Moses wrote of in the Law, also the prophets, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." <a href="/kjv/john/1.htm">King James Bible</a> Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. <a href="/nkjv/john/1.htm">New King James Version</a> Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” <a href="/nasb_/john/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and the prophets also wrote: Jesus the son of Joseph, from Nazareth!” <a href="/nasb/john/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> Philip found Nathanael and said to him, &#8220We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote— Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/john/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” <a href="/lsb/john/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” <a href="/amp/john/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote about—Jesus from Nazareth, the son of Joseph [according to public record].” <a href="/csb/john/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law (and so did the prophets ): Jesus the son of Joseph, from Nazareth.” <a href="/hcsb/john/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Philip found Nathanael and told him, &#8220We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law (and so did the prophets): Jesus the son of Joseph, from Nazareth!"&#8221 <a href="/asv/john/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. <a href="/cev/john/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Philip then found Nathanael and said, "We have found the one that Moses and the Prophets wrote about. He is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth." <a href="/erv/john/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. <a href="/gwt/john/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the man whom Moses wrote about in his teachings and whom the prophets wrote about. He is Jesus, son of Joseph, from the city of Nazareth." <a href="/gnt/john/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one whom Moses wrote about in the book of the Law and whom the prophets also wrote about. He is Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth." <a href="/isv/john/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> Philip found Nathaniel and told him, "We have found the man about whom Moses in the Law and the Prophets wrote—Jesus, the son of Joseph, from Nazareth." <a href="/msb/john/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/john/1.htm">NET Bible</a> Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law, and the prophets also wrote about--Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." <a href="/nheb/john/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and the Prophets wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." <a href="/wbt/john/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith to him, We have found him described by Moses in the law, and by the prophets, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. <a href="/wey/john/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him about whom Moses in the Law wrote, as well as the Prophets--Jesus, the son of Joseph, a man of Nazareth." <a href="/web/john/1.htm">World English Bible</a> Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Philip finds Nathanael and says to him, “Him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and the Prophets, we have found, Jesus the Son of Joseph, who [is] from Nazareth!” <a href="/blb/john/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Philip Finds Nathanael and says to him, "We have found Him whom Moses wrote of in the Law, also the prophets, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." <a href="/ylt/john/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith to him, 'Him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and the prophets, we have found, Jesus the son of Joseph, who is from Nazareth;' <a href="/slt/john/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Philip finds Nathanael, and says to him, of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets, we have found, Jesus, son of Joseph, him from Nazareth.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith to him: We have found him of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets did write, Jesus the son of Joseph of Nazareth. <a href="/cpdv/john/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Philip found Nathanael, and he said to him, “We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the Law and the Prophets: Jesus, the son of Joseph, from Nazareth.” <a href="/nabre/john/1.htm">New American Bible</a> Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law, and also the prophets, Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth.” <a href="/nrsvce/john/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, We have found that Jesus, the son of Joseph, of Nazareth, is the one concerning whom Moses wrote in the law and the prophets. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Phillipus found Nathaniel and said to him: “We have found him of whom Moses wrote in The Written Law and in The Prophets; he is Yeshua Bar Yoseph from Nazareth.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Now, Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. <a href="/godbey/john/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Philip finds Nathanael and says to him, We have found Him, of whom Moses and the prophets, in the law, did write, Jesus the son of Joseph, who is from Nazareth. <a href="/haweis/john/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Philip findeth Nathaniel, and saith to him, We have found him whom Moses in the law has described, and the prophets, Jesus the son of Joseph, who is of Nazareth. <a href="/mace/john/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Philip meeting with Nathanael, 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. <a href="/wey/john/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him about whom Moses in the Law wrote, as well as the Prophets--Jesus, the son of Joseph, a man of Nazareth." <a href="/worrell/john/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Philip finds Nathanael, and says to him, "We have found Him of Whom Moses in the law and the prophets wrote?Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph." <a href="/worsley/john/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Philip meeting Nathaniel, saith unto him, We have found Him, of whom Moses in the law, and of whom the prophets also wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Jeseph. <a href="/parallel/john/1-45.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=339" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/1.htm">Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael</a> …44Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter. 45<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/2147.htm" title="2147: Heuriskei (V-PIA-3S) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">found</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3482.htm" title="3482: Nathanaēl (N-AMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Nathanael, an Israelite and Christian.">Nathanael</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</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. ">told</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.">him,</a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heurēkamen (V-RIA-1P) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">“We have found</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: Hon (RelPro-AMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">the One</a> <a href="/greek/3475.htm" title="3475: Mōusēs (N-NMS) -- Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/greek/1125.htm" title="1125: egrapsen (V-AIA-3S) -- A primary verb; to grave, especially to write; figuratively, to describe.">wrote about</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3551.htm" title="3551: nomō (N-DMS) -- From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.">Law,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">the One</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4396.htm" title="4396: prophētai (N-NMP) -- From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.">prophets foretold—</a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsoun (N-AMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">of</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/5207.htm" title="5207: huion (N-AMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">the son</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2501.htm" title="2501: Iōsēph (N-GMS) -- Joseph, a proper name. Of Hebrew origin; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites.">of Joseph.”</a> 46“Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/1-41.htm">John 1:41-42</a> He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ). / Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter). <a href="/john/21-2.htm">John 21:2</a> Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. <a href="/john/6-5.htm">John 6:5-7</a> When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?” / But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do. / Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.” <a href="/john/12-21.htm">John 12:21-22</a> They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.” / Philip relayed this appeal to Andrew, and both of them went and told Jesus. <a href="/john/14-8.htm">John 14:8-9</a> Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” / Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? <a href="/matthew/10-3.htm">Matthew 10:3</a> Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; <a href="/matthew/11-27.htm">Matthew 11:27</a> All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him. <a href="/matthew/16-16.htm">Matthew 16:16-17</a> Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” / Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven. <a href="/luke/6-14.htm">Luke 6:14</a> Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; <a href="/luke/24-27.htm">Luke 24:27</a> And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself. <a href="/acts/1-13.htm">Acts 1:13</a> When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. <a href="/acts/8-30.htm">Acts 8:30-35</a> So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked. / “How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. / The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth. ... <a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Acts 13:22-23</a> After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’ / From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised. <a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Romans 1:3</a> regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh, <a href="/romans/15-8.htm">Romans 15:8</a> For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Philip finds Nathanael, 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.Nathanael.<a href="/john/21-2.htm">John 21:2</a> There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.of whom.<a href="/john/5-45.htm">John 5:45,46</a> Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust… <a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15</a> And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.<a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Genesis 22:18</a> And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.See on<a href="/luke/24-27.htm">Luke 24:27,44</a> And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself… and the.<a href="/isaiah/4-2.htm">Isaiah 4:2</a> In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.<a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Isaiah 7:14</a> Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.<a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a> For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.See more on<a href="/luke/24-27.htm">Luke 24:27</a> And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.Jesus.<a href="/john/18-5.htm">John 18:5,7</a> They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them… <a href="/john/19-19.htm">John 19:19</a> And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.<a href="/matthew/2-23.htm">Matthew 2:23</a> And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.the son.<a href="/matthew/13-55.htm">Matthew 13:55</a> Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/5-16.htm">Described</a> <a href="/matthew/7-14.htm">Discovery</a> <a href="/john/1-43.htm">Findeth</a> <a href="/john/1-43.htm">Found</a> <a href="/john/1-43.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/23-55.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/john/1-17.htm">Law</a> <a href="/john/1-17.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/john/21-2.htm">Nathanael</a> <a href="/john/21-2.htm">Nathan'a-El</a> <a href="/luke/24-19.htm">Nazareth</a> <a href="/john/1-44.htm">Philip</a> <a href="/luke/24-44.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/luke/16-7.htm">Write</a> <a href="/luke/23-38.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/luke/20-28.htm">Wrote</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/21-25.htm">Described</a> <a href="/john/11-17.htm">Discovery</a> <a href="/john/5-14.htm">Findeth</a> <a href="/john/2-14.htm">Found</a> <a href="/john/1-47.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/4-5.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/john/7-19.htm">Law</a> <a href="/john/3-14.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/john/1-46.htm">Nathanael</a> <a href="/john/1-46.htm">Nathan'a-El</a> <a href="/john/1-46.htm">Nazareth</a> <a href="/john/1-46.htm">Philip</a> <a href="/john/6-45.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/john/8-6.htm">Write</a> <a href="/john/2-22.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/john/5-46.htm">Wrote</a><div class="vheading2">John 1</div>1. <a href="/john/1-1.htm">The divinity, humanity, office, and incarnation of Jesus Christ.</a> 15. <a href="/john/1-15.htm">The testimony of John.</a> 39. <a href="/john/1-39.htm">The calling of Simon and Andrew, Philip and Nathanael</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>Philip found Nathanael and told him Philip, one of the first disciples called by Jesus, plays a crucial role in the early spread of the Gospel. His finding of Nathanael signifies the importance of personal testimony in the Christian faith. Nathanael, also known as Bartholomew, is introduced here, highlighting the relational aspect of Jesus' ministry. This encounter emphasizes the pattern of disciples bringing others to Jesus, a theme seen throughout the New Testament.We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law This phrase refers to the Messianic prophecies found in the Pentateuch, particularly <a href="/deuteronomy/18-15.htm">Deuteronomy 18:15</a>, where Moses speaks of a prophet like himself whom God will raise up. The Law, or Torah, is foundational to Jewish belief, and the identification of Jesus as the fulfillment of these writings underscores His divine mission and authority. This connection to Moses would resonate deeply with Jewish audiences, affirming Jesus as the anticipated Messiah.The One the prophets foretold The prophets, including Isaiah, Jeremiah, and others, spoke extensively about the coming Messiah. <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a> and <a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2</a> are examples of prophecies that point to Jesus' life and mission. This phrase highlights the continuity of God's plan through the Old Testament, fulfilled in Jesus. The prophetic tradition provides a rich tapestry of expectation that Jesus embodies, affirming His role as the culmination of God's redemptive history.Jesus of Nazareth Nazareth, a small town in Galilee, was often looked down upon, as seen in Nathanael's later question, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" (<a href="/john/1-46.htm">John 1:46</a>). Jesus' association with Nazareth fulfills the prophecy of <a href="/isaiah/9.htm">Isaiah 9:1-2</a>, which speaks of a great light coming from Galilee. This geographical detail emphasizes the humble and unexpected origins of the Messiah, challenging preconceived notions of power and prestige.The son of Joseph Referring to Jesus as the son of Joseph acknowledges His earthly lineage and legal paternity, connecting Him to the house of David, as prophesied in passages like <a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>. While Joseph is not Jesus' biological father, this title affirms His rightful place within Jewish heritage and fulfills the Messianic expectation of descent from David. This phrase also underscores the mystery of the Incarnation, where Jesus is both fully divine and fully human.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/philip.htm">Philip</a> One of the twelve apostles of Jesus, who plays a role in bringing others to Christ. He is known for his evangelistic spirit and is often seen introducing people to Jesus. 2. <a href="/topical/n/nathanael.htm">Nathanael</a> Also known as Bartholomew, he is a disciple of Jesus. Nathanael is initially skeptical about Jesus being the Messiah because of His association with Nazareth. 3. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> A central figure in the Old Testament, Moses is the lawgiver and leader of the Israelites. Philip refers to the writings of Moses to identify Jesus as the prophesied Messiah. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_prophets.htm">The Prophets</a> Refers to the Old Testament prophets who foretold the coming of the Messiah. Philip connects Jesus to these prophecies, affirming His identity. 5. <a href="/topical/n/nazareth.htm">Nazareth</a> A small town in Galilee, often looked down upon by others in Israel. Jesus' association with Nazareth is significant in the context of His humble beginnings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Recognizing Fulfillment of Prophecy</a> Understanding how Jesus fulfills Old Testament prophecies strengthens our faith in Him as the Messiah. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_personal_testimony.htm">The Role of Personal Testimony</a> Like Philip, believers are called to share their encounters with Jesus, inviting others to "come and see." <a href="/topical/o/overcoming_prejudices.htm">Overcoming Prejudices</a> Nathanael's initial skepticism about Nazareth challenges us to look beyond our biases and see God's work in unexpected places. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_scripture.htm">The Importance of Scripture</a> Knowing the Scriptures helps us recognize Jesus' identity and mission, encouraging us to study the Bible diligently. <a href="/topical/c/community_in_evangelism.htm">Community in Evangelism</a> Philip's approach to Nathanael shows the importance of community and relationships in sharing the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 1</a> <a href="/q/who_was_nathanael_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Nathanael in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_philip_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Philip in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_jesus_fulfill_righteousness_mean.htm">Who is the prophet like Moses God will raise?</a> <a href="/q/was_jesus_given_a_last_name.htm">Was Jesus given a last name?</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>(45) Philip findeth Nathanael.--See <a href="/john/1-41.htm" title="He first finds his own brother Simon, and said to him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.">John 1:41</a>; <a href="/john/1-44.htm" title="Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.">John 1:44</a>. Nathanael is the Hebrew of the Greek word Theodorus, God's gift. The former is found in <a href="/numbers/1-8.htm" title="Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.">Numbers 1:8</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/2-14.htm" title="Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,">1Chronicles 2:14</a>. The latter is preserved in the names Theodore and Dorothea. He belonged to the town to which Jesus was going (Cana of, Galilee, <a href="/john/21-2.htm" title="There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.">John 21:2</a>). Philip then probably went with Jesus and found Nathanael at or near Cana (<a href="/john/1-48.htm" title="Nathanael said to him, From where know you me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before that Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.">John 1:48</a>). He is, perhaps, the same person as Bartholomew; but on this, see <a href="/john/21-2.htm" title="There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.">John 21:2</a>, and Note on <a href="/matthew/10-3.htm" title="Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;">Matthew 10:3</a>. The more formal statement of the proof in this case, as compared with that of the two brothers (<a href="/john/1-41.htm" title="He first finds his own brother Simon, and said to him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.">John 1:41</a>), agrees with the general character of Philip and with the less close relationship. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 45. - Further convictions of the disciples. (b) The theme of the Old Testament. Philip findeth Nathanael. He has no sooner accepted the Lord who found him, than he is eager to communicate the Divine secret to others. It seems widely accepted, though without any positive proof, that this Nathanael was identical with the Bartholomew (Bar Tolmai, son of Ptolemy) of the four lists of apostles, on the following grounds: (1) In <a href="/john/21-2.htm">John 21:2</a> Nathanael once more appears among the innermost circle of the apostles, and is moreover mentioned there in company with Thomas. In the synoptic Gospels Bartholomew is associated also with Philip, although in Acts, Luke ranks him with Matthew. (2) It is probable that Nathanael was one of the twelve, and, this being so, it is more probable that he should have been identical with Bartholomew than with any other, he is distinguished from Thomas and the two sons of Zebedee in <a href="/john/21-2.htm">John 21:2</a>, and the whole circumstance of his call suggests no resemblance to that of Matthew. (3) His well known name is only that of a patronymic, and suggests the existence of another and a personal name. This identification cannot be proved, but there is no other that is more probable. Nathanael (נִתַגְאֵל), as a name in Hebrew, is identical with Theodorus, "God is giver" (<a href="/numbers/1-8.htm">Numbers 1:8</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/2-14.htm">1 Chronicles 2:14</a>; see also 1 Esdras 1:9 1 Esdras 9:22). Thoma ('Die Genesis des Johannes-Evangeliums,' p. 409, etc.) endeavours to identify Nathanael with Matthew, and to institute a series of ingenious comparisons between the synoptic "Matthew and Zacchaeus" and this Israelite without guile, and to compare the marriage feast at Nathanael's "Cana" with the feast in Matthew's, or Levi's, house. The subtle fancy and dramatic moral which he attributes to every clause of the narrative render the authorship a greater puzzle than ever. Philip saith unto him, We have found - we, the group of friends already illumined with the sublime hope - him of whom Moses in the Law, and the prophets, wrote. This reveals the characteristics of the conversation which had passed between the Lord and the favoured three. It corresponds with what occurred on the way to Emmaus. The Lord rested upon the germinant ideas, and prophetic hopes, suggestive types, and positive predictions of the Old Testament, and met, while he refined and elevated, the current expectations of his time. There was to be no break with the old covenant, except by fulfilling it, establishing its reality and its vast place in the revelation of the supreme will of God. The question naturally arises, "Well, but who is he? what is his name? whither has he come? whence does he hail?" The continuation of the sentence is obviously not in apposition with the ο{ν ἔγραψεν, but the direct object of εὑρήκαμεν. We have found Jesus the Son of Joseph of Nazareth. This is the simple utterance of a matter of fact - a current piece of intelligence now circulating in the group of the earliest disciples. The idea of his being Joseph's Son was widely diffused; the fact that the Lord spent the first thirty years of his human life in Nazareth, was a commonplace of the synoptic story. The argument of the Tubingen and Straussian criticism, that the fourth evangelist was ignorant of Christ's Birth from above, is contradicted by the prologue, with all the assertions of the Lord's pre-existence, and especially by ver. 14 with <a href="/john/3-6.htm">John 3:6</a>, and 13. That he was ignorant of the birth in Bethlehem, with the numberless proofs of his knowledge of Matthew's and Luke's Gospels, is absurd. The language put into Philip's lips does not exhaust the knowledge of the evangelist on this subject (cf. <a href="/john/7-42.htm">John 7:42</a>). <a href="/commentaries/john/1-45.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Philip Φίλιππος (Philippos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5376.htm">Strong's 5376: </a> From philos and hippos; fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites. found Εὑρίσκει (Heuriskei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. Nathanael Ναθαναὴλ (Nathanaēl) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3482.htm">Strong's 3482: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Nathanael, an Israelite and Christian. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. told λέγει (legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. him, αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. “We have found εὑρήκαμεν (heurēkamen) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. the [One] Ὃν (Hon) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. Moses Μωϋσῆς (Mōusēs) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3475.htm">Strong's 3475: </a> Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver. wrote about ἔγραψεν (egrapsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1125.htm">Strong's 1125: </a> A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Law, νόμῳ (nomō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3551.htm">Strong's 3551: </a> From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively. [ the One] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. prophets [foretold]— προφῆται (prophētai) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4396.htm">Strong's 4396: </a> From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet. Jesus Ἰησοῦν (Iēsoun) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. of ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. Nazareth, Ναζαρέτ (Nazaret) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Or Nazaret nad-zar-et'; of uncertain derivation; Nazareth or Nazaret, a place in Palestine. [the] son υἱὸν (huion) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. of Joseph.? Ἰωσὴφ (Iōsēph) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2501.htm">Strong's 2501: </a> Joseph, a proper name. 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