Ἰωάννην 1:47

Greek Modern Translation

Ειδεν ο Ιησους τον Ναθαναηλ ερχομενον προς αυτον και λεγει περι αυτου· Ιδου, αληθως Ισραηλιτης, εις τον οποιον δολος δεν υπαρχει.

Parallel Translations

SBL Greek New Testament (2010)
εἶδεν ⸀ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὸν Ναθαναὴλ ἐρχόμενον πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ λέγει περὶ αὐτοῦ· Ἴδε ἀληθῶς Ἰσραηλίτης ἐν ᾧ δόλος οὐκ ἔστιν.

Tischendorf 8th Edition
εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ναθαναήλ· ἐκ Ναζαρὲτ δύναταί τι ἀγαθὸν εἶναι; λέγει αὐτῷ Φίλιππος· ἔρχου καὶ ἴδε.

Textus Receptus (1550/1894)
ειδεν ο ιησους τον ναθαναηλ ερχομενον προς αυτον και λεγει περι αυτου ιδε αληθως ισραηλιτης εν ω δολος ουκ εστιν

Westcott/Hort UBS4 (1881)
ειδεν ο ιησους τον ναθαναηλ ερχομενον προς αυτον και λεγει περι αυτου ιδε αληθως ισραηλιτης εν δολος ουκ εστιν

Byzantine/Majority Text
ειδεν ο ιησους τον ναθαναηλ ερχομενον προς αυτον και λεγει περι αυτου ιδε αληθως ισραηλιτης εν ω δολος ουκ εστιν

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Behold: John 8:31, John 8:39, Romans 2:28, Romans 2:29, Romans 9:6, Philippians 3:3

in: Psalms 32:2, Psalms 73:1, 1 Peter 2:1, 1 Peter 2:22, Revelation 14:5

Reciprocal: Genesis 27:36 - Jacob 1 Samuel 12:24 - in truth 2 Samuel 22:24 - upright 2 Kings 20:3 - in truth 1 Chronicles 12:33 - expert in war 1 Chronicles 28:9 - serve him 1 Chronicles 29:17 - hast pleasure 2 Chronicles 31:20 - wrought Job 1:8 - a perfect Psalms 17:1 - not out of feigned lips Psalms 24:6 - that seek Psalms 119:1 - undefiled Psalms 119:80 - sound Psalms 125:4 - upright Proverbs 20:6 - but Isaiah 38:3 - I have Isaiah 48:1 - which are Isaiah 63:8 - children Hosea 14:8 - I have Zephaniah 3:13 - nor Matthew 15:8 - draweth John 1:42 - Thou art John 2:24 - because John 3:21 - he that John 4:16 - Go John 5:42 - I know John 6:55 - meat Romans 9:4 - are Israelites 1 Corinthians 5:8 - but 1 Corinthians 14:24 - he is convinced Galatians 6:16 - the Israel Ephesians 4:15 - speaking the truth Ephesians 5:9 - truth Philippians 1:10 - that ye may be 1 Timothy 5:3 - indeed 2 Timothy 1:5 - unfeigned James 3:17 - hypocrisy 1 Peter 3:10 - speak

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him,.... For notwithstanding his prejudices, he was a man of so much uprightness and honesty, that he thought Philip's request was very reasonable; and that it was but right, and fair, that he should see, and hear, and judge, for himself, whether the person Philip spoke of was the Messiah, or not; and therefore he came along with him; and as he was coming, Jesus saw him, who knew all that had passed between him and Philip:

and saith of him; to those that were standing by him, and in the hearing of Nathanael,

behold an Israelite indeed! a son of Israel, as the Syriac and Persic versions read; a true son of Jacob's; an honest, plain hearted man, like him; one that was an Israelite at heart; inwardly so; not one after the flesh only, but after the Spirit; see Romans 2:28; and which was a rare thing at that time; and therefore a note of admiration is prefixed to it; for all were not Israel, that were of Israel; and indeed but a very few then: and so,

בן ישראל, "a son of Israel", and ישראל גמור, "a perfect Israelite", are s said of such who have regard to the articles of the Jewish faith, though not even of the seed of Israel: it is added,

in whom there is no guile; not that he was without sin; nor is this said of him; nor was he in such sense without guile, as Christ himself was; but guile was not a governing sin in him: the course of his life, and conversation, was with great integrity, and uprightness, and without any prevailing hypocrisy and deceit, either to God, or men. This Christ said to show how much such a character is approved by him; and that he knew the secrets of men's hearts, and the inward frames of their minds.

s Addareth Eliahu apud Trigland de Sect. Karaeorum, c. 10. p. 175, 176.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

An Israelite indeed - One who is really an Israelite - not by birth only, but one worthy of the name. One who possesses the spirit, the piety, and the integrity which become a man who is really a Jew, who fears God and obeys his law. Compare Romans 9:6; Romans 2:28-29.

No guile - No deceit, no fraud, no hypocrisy. He is really what he professes to be - a Jew, a descendant of the patriarch Jacob, fearing and serving God. He makes no profession which he does not live up to. He does not say that Nathanael was without guilt or sin, but that he had no disguise, no trick, no deceit - he was sincere and upright. This was a most honorable testimony. How happy would it be if he, who knows the hearts of all as he did that of Nathanael, could bear the same testimony of all who profess the religion of the gospel!

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 47. Behold an Israelite indeed — A worthy descendant of the patriarch Jacob, who not only professes to believe in Israel's God, but who worships him in sincerity and truth, according to his light.

In whom is no guile! — Deceitfulness ever has been, and still is, the deeply marked characteristic of the Jewish people. To find a man, living in the midst of so much corruption, walking in uprightness before his Maker, was a subject worthy the attention of God himself. Behold this man! and, while you see and admire, imitate his conduct.