John 1:47

John 1:47

45 Philip found ^aNathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom ^bMoses in the law, and also the ^cprophets, wrote—Jesus ^dof Nazareth, the ^eson of Joseph.”

46 And Nathanael said to him, ^a“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, “Behold, ^aan Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”

48 Nathanael said 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 Nathanael answered and said to Him, “Rabbi, ^aYou are the Son of God! You are ^bthe King of Israel!”

50 Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.”

51 And He said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, ^ahereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”

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Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Behold (ide). Here an exclamation (see John 1:29) as often like idou.

An Israelite indeed (alhqwv Israhleithv). "Truly an Israelite," one living up to the covenant name, Israel at its best (Romans 2:29), without the guile (dolov, deceit, bait for fish, from deleazw, to catch with bait) that Jacob once had of which Isaac complained (Genesis 27:35, dolov, here in LXX). The servant of Jehovah was to be without guile (Isaiah 53:9).

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