John 1:46

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““Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.”

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BSBPD

““Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 1:46 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Luke 4:28On hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged.
  2. Luke 12:57And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
  3. John 4:29“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
  4. John 7:41Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?
  5. John 7:52“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”
  6. 1 Thessalonians 5:21but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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