John 1:49

⁴⁷ Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

⁴⁸ Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.

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

⁵⁰ Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.

⁵¹ And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: “Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
KJV: Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
WEB: Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!”
ASV: Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art King of Israel.
DARBY: Nathanael answered and said to him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the King of Israel.
BLB: Nathanael answered Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are King of Israel!”

ÅB: Natanael sa til ham: Hvor kjenner du meg fra? Jesus svarte og sa til ham: Før Filip kalte på deg, mens du var under fikentreet, så jeg deg.
OTB: Da erklærte Natanael, “Rabbi, du er Guds Sønn; du er Israels konge.”
B1930: [DNB30: 50] Natanael svarte ham: Rabbi! du er Guds Sønn, du er Israels konge!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Zephaniah 3:15
The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
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Matthew 27:42
He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
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Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
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Luke 19:38
Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
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Matthew 2:2
Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
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John 12:13–15
Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
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John 1:34
And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
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Matthew 21:5
Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
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