John 1:49

George Lamsa Translation

Nathanael answered, saying to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are the King of Israel.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Then Nathanael said, "Teacher, you are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Nathanael answered and sayde vnto him: Rabbi thou arte the sonne of God thou arte the kynge of Israel.

Hebrew Names Version
Natan'el answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Yisra'el!"

International Standard Version
Nathaniel replied to him, "RabbiRabbi is Heb. for Master and/or Teacher">[fn] , you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"Matthew 14:33; 21:5; John 18:37; 19:3;">[xr]

New American Standard Bible
Nathanael answered Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel!"

New Century Version
Then Nathanael said to Jesus, "Teacher, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel."

Update Bible Version
Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are King of Israel.

Webster's Bible Translation
Nathanael answered and said to him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

English Standard Version
Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"

World English Bible
Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Nathagael answered and said to him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the King of Israel.

Weymouth's New Testament
"Rabbi," cried Nathanael, "you are the Son of God, you are Israel's King!"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
`and seide, Rabi, thou art the sone of God, thou art kyng of Israel.

English Revised Version
Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art King of Israel.

Berean Standard Bible
"Rabbi," Nathanael answered, "You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"

Contemporary English Version
Nathanael said, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God and the King of Israel!"

Amplified Bible
Nathanael answered, "Rabbi (Teacher), You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel."

American Standard Version
Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art King of Israel.

Bible in Basic English
Nathanael said to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are King of Israel!

Complete Jewish Bible
Natan'el said, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Isra'el!"

Darby Translation
Nathanael answered and said to him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the King of Israel.

Etheridge Translation
Nathanael answered and said to him, Rabi, thou art the Son of Aloha himself, thou art the very King of Isroel.

Murdock Translation
Nathaniel answered, and said to him: Rabbi; thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

King James Version (1611)
Nathaneel answered, and saith vnto him, Rabbi, thou art the Sonne of God, thou art the king of Israel.

New Living Translation
Then Nathanael exclaimed, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God—the King of Israel!"

New Life Bible
Nathanael said to Him, "Teacher, You are the Son of God. You are the King of the Jews."

New Revised Standard
Nathanael replied, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Nathanael answered, and saide vnto him, Rabbi, thou art that Sonne of God: thou art that King of Israel.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Nathanael answered him - Rabbi! thou, art, the Son of God: Thou, art, King, of Israel.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Nathanael answered him and said: Rabbi: Thou art the Son of God. Thou art the King of Israel.

Revised Standard Version
Nathan'a-el answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Nathanael aunswered, and sayde vnto hym: Rabbi, thou art euen the [very] sonne of God, thou art ye kyng of Israel.

Good News Translation
"Teacher," answered Nathanael, "you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"

Christian Standard Bible®
“Rabbi,” Nathanael replied, “You are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel!”

King James Version
Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

Lexham English Bible
Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the king of Israel!"

Literal Translation
Nathanael answered and said to Him, Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
Nathanael answered and saith to him, `Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the king of Israel.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Nathanaell answered, and sayde vnto hi: Rabbi, thou art ye sonne of God, thou art ye kynge of Israel.

Mace New Testament (1729)
Nathanael answered, rabbi, thou art the son of God, thou art the king of Israel.

THE MESSAGE
Nathanael exclaimed, "Rabbi! You are the Son of God, the King of Israel!"

New English Translation
Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel!"

New King James Version
Nathanael answered and said to Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"

Simplified Cowboy Version
Then Nate said with wide eyes, "Boss, you really are God's Son. You are the Top Hand of Israel!"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Nathanael answered Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel."

Legacy Standard Bible
Nathanael answered Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel."

Contextual Overview

⁴³ The next day Jesus wanted to leave for Galilee, and he found Philip, and said to him, Follow me. ⁴⁴ Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Simon. ⁴⁵ 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. ⁴⁶ Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and you will see. ⁴⁷ Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him and he said of him, Behold truly an Israelite, in whom there is no guile! ⁴⁸ Nathanael said to him, Whence do you know me? Jesus said to him. Even before Philip called you, while you were under the fig tree, I saw you. ⁴⁹ Nathanael answered, saying to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are the King of Israel. ⁵⁰ Jesus said to him, Do you believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? you shall see greater things than these. ⁵¹ He said to him, Truly, truly, I say to all of you, that from now on you will see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending to the Son of man.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Rabbi: John 1:38

thou: John 1:18, John 1:34, John 20:28, John 20:29, Matthew 14:33

the King: John 12:13-15, John 18:37, John 19:19-22, Psalms 2:6, Psalms 110:1, Isaiah 9:7, Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 23:6, Ezekiel 37:21-25, Daniel 9:25, Hosea 3:5, Micah 5:2, Zephaniah 3:15, Zechariah 6:12, Zechariah 6:13, Zechariah 9:9, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 21:5, Matthew 27:11, Matthew 27:42, Luke 19:38

Reciprocal: Numbers 24:7 - his king Hosea 13:10 - I will be thy king Zechariah 14:16 - the King Matthew 16:16 - Thou Matthew 22:42 - What Matthew 23:7 - Rabbi Matthew 25:34 - the King Matthew 26:63 - the Christ Mark 1:1 - son Mark 9:7 - This Mark 12:6 - one Mark 14:61 - the Son Mark 15:32 - Christ Luke 1:35 - the Son of God Luke 9:20 - The Luke 22:70 - the Son Luke 23:3 - the King Luke 23:42 - when John 4:19 - I perceive John 4:25 - Messias John 7:41 - This is John 9:35 - Dost John 11:27 - Yea John 18:33 - the king John 20:16 - Rabboni John 20:31 - these Acts 9:20 - that Romans 1:3 - his Son 2 Corinthians 1:19 - the Son Galatians 2:20 - the Son Revelation 2:18 - the Son

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Nathanael answered and saith unto him,.... Being fully convinced of his omniscience by these instances:

Rabbi; that is, master, as it is interpreted in John 1:38, and is not here, because it is there:

thou art the Son of God; not by creation, for this would be to say no more of him, than may be said of every man; nor by adoption, for in that sense Nathanael himself was a Son of God, and many others; nor on account of his wonderful incarnation, which, it is very likely, at this time Nathanael knew nothing of; nor by reason of his resurrection from the dead, which, as yet, was not, and still less might be known by this person; nor because of his office, as Mediator, for this is expressed in the next clause; but by nature, as being of the same essence, and possessed of the same perfections God is; and of which he was convinced by the instances he gave of his omniscience; for it was from hence, and no other consideration, that he concludes him to be the Son of God: wherefore this phrase must be understood of him, not as Mediator, but as a divine person; as the natural, essential, and eternal Son of God; and who is truly and properly God: he adds,

thou art the King of Israel; having in view, no doubt, the passage in Psalms 2:6, where the characters of Son of God, and King of Zion, meet in the same person: not King of Israel, in a literal sense; though he was the son of David, and a descendant of his in a right line, and was of the royal line, and had a legal right to the throne of Israel; and Nathanael might have a view to this, being tinctured with the common national prejudice, that the Messiah would be a temporal prince: but his kingdom is not of this world; nor with observation; but is spiritual; and he is a King over Israel in a spiritual sense, even of saints, whether Jews or Gentiles: whom he conquers by his power, and rules in their hearts by his Spirit, and grace; and protects, and defends them from all their enemies.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Rabbi - Master. Applied appropriately to Jesus, and to no one else, Matthew 23:10.

The Son of God - By this title he doubtless meant that he was the Messiah. His conscience told him that he had judged right of his character, and that therefore he must know the heart and the desires of the mind. If so, he could not be a mere man, but must be the long-expected Messiah.

The King of Israel - This was one of the titles by which the Messiah was expected, and this was the title which was affixed to his cross, John 19:18. This case of Nathanael John adduces as another evidence that Jesus was the Christ. The great object he had in view in writing this gospel was to collect the evidence that he was the Messiah, John 20:31. A case, therefore, where Jesus searched the heart, and where his knowledge of the heart convinced a pious Jew that he was the Christ, is very properly adduced as important testimony.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 49. Rabbi — That is, Teacher! and so this word should be translated.

Thou art the Son of God — The promised Messiah.

Thou art the King of Israel. — The real descendant of David, who art to sit on that spiritual throne of which the throne of David was the type.