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Berean Standard Bible

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

John 1:46

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Philip has just told Nathanael that the one Moses and the prophets wrote about is Jesus of Nazareth. Nazareth was a small, obscure village in Galilee, never mentioned in the Old Testament, and Nathanael himself came from the nearby town of Cana.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y díjole Natanael: ¿De Nazaret puede haber algo de bueno? Dícele Felipe: Ven y ve.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Natanael replicó: ―¿Acaso puede salir algo bueno de Nazaret? Felipe le contestó: ―Ven y te convencerás.

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