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John 1:46

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And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
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  1. John 7:52Rank 1 from verse 46
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    52They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

  2. John 7:41–42Rank 2 from verse 46
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    41Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?

    42Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

  3. John 4:29Rank 3 from verse 46
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    29Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

  4. 1 Thessalonians 5:21Rank 4 from verse 46
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    21Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

  5. Luke 12:57Rank 5 from verse 46
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    57Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

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John 1:46

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good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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see

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Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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1:43¶ The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.

1:44Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

1:45Philip 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.

1:46And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

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1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

1:48Nathanael 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.

1:49Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

1:50Jesus 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.

1:51And 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.

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