King James Version
John 1:49 in the King James Version says “Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.” — study this verse from John chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.”
John 1:49 · KJV
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
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.
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.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“answered”
G611to conclude for oneself, i.e., (by implication) to respond; by hebraism (compare h6030) to begin to speak (where an address is expected)
“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 Son”
G5207a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
“of God”
G2316a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)
“of Israel”
G2474israel (i.e., jisrael), the adopted name of jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively)
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