John 1:46

King James Version (KJV)

And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

Translations

John 1:46 - Amplified Bible

Nathanael answered him, [Nazareth!] Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip replied, Come and see!

John 1:46 - American Standard Version

And Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

John 1:46 - Bible in Basic English

Nazareth! said Nathanael, Is it possible for any good to come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see.

John 1:46 - Darby Bible

And Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip says to him, Come and see.

John 1:46 - English Standard Version

Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."

John 1:46 - King James Version

And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

John 1:46 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y Natanael le dijo: ¿Puede algo bueno salir de Nazaret? Felipe le dijo*: Ven, y ve.

John 1:46 - The Message

John 1:46 - New American Standard Bible

Nathanael said to him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip *said to him, "Come and see."

John 1:46 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y Natanael le dijo: "¿Puede algo bueno salir de Nazaret?" "Ven, y ve," le dijo Felipe.

John 1:46 - World English Bible

Nathanael said to him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."

John 1:46 - Young's Living Translation

and Nathanael said to him, `Out of Nazareth is any good thing able to be?` Philip said to him, `Come and see.`

John 1:46 - Additional Comments

Nazareth was a town about 65 miles north of Jerusalem, midway between the southern tip of the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean Sea.
Nazareth was a small and insignificant Jewish village during the period of Jesus.
While the site was settled during the period 600-900 BC, it was too small to be included in the list of settlements of the tribe of Zebulon (Josh 19:10-16), which mentions twelve towns and six villages. Nazareth is not included among the 45 cities of the Galilee that were mentioned by Joseph's, and it's name is missing from the 63 towns in Galilee mentioned in the Talmud.
The words of Nathanael in this verse characterized the site's seeming insignificance. Most of the people of Judea had never heard of Nazareth - from this we understand the reason that Pontius Pilate decorates the cross with the sign "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews" (John 19:19) - meaning that the "King of the Jews" is from "nowhere."
Jesus was known throughout the Galilee as "Jesus of Nazareth" (Matt 21:1 1, Mark 14:67) - but for those not from the Galilee, this name had no meaning for them. The early name "Nazarenes" given to the Christians might have been a derogatory nickname that the people of Judea gave to the followers of Jesus (Matt 26:71).
In order to explain where Nazareth was located, the Galileans had to explain that the village was near Gat-Hyefer (Jonah's hometown, 2 Kings 14:25), which could be seen from Nazareth.
Archaeological excavations conducted in Nazareth (by Bagati since 1955) show that Nazareth was a small agricultural village settled by a few dozen families. The pottery remains testify to a continuous settlement during the period 600-900 BC. After those years, there was a break in settlement until the year 200 BC. Since then, the site of Nazareth has been consistently inhabited. Most of the archaeological finds consist of caves, cisterns and grain storage bins.

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