King James Version
John 1:45 in the King James Version says “Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, ...” — study this verse from John chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
John 1:45 · KJV
The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
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“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“saith”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“unto him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“the law”
G3551law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of moses (including the volume); also of the gospel), or figurat
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the prophets”
G4396a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“the son”
G5207a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
“of”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
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