• John 1:45
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 45 εὑρίσκει He is finding Φίλιππος Philip τὸν the Ναθαναὴλ Nathanael καὶ and λέγει he is saying αὐτῷ to him Ὃν Whom ἔγραψεν wrote Μωυσῆς Moses ἐν in τῷ the νόμῳ Law καὶ and οἱ the προφῆται Prophets εὑρήκαμεν, we have found, Ἰησοῦν Jesus υἱὸν son τοῦ of the Ἰωσὴφ Joseph τὸν the (one) ἀπὸ from Ναζαρέτ. Nazareth.

  • John 1:45
    The Bible in Living English

    • 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him “We have found the one that Moses wrote of in the Law, and that the prophets wrote of, Jesus the son of Joseph from Nazareth”;

  • John 1:45
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him—Him of whom wrote Moses in the law and the Prophets have we found.—Jesus son of Joseph, him from Nazareth!

  • John 1:45
    King James Version

    • 45 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 Study Notes—Chapter 1
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 1:45

      Nathanael: From the Hebrew name meaning “God Has Given.” Presumably another name of Bartholomew, one of Jesus’ 12 apostles. (Mt 10:3) Bartholomew, meaning “Son of Tolmai,” was a patronymic term (that is, a designation derived from the father’s name). It was not exceptional for Nathanael to be called Bartholomew, or Son of Tolmai, as another man was simply called Bartimaeus, that is, the son of Timaeus. (Mr 10:46) When Matthew, Mark, and Luke talk about Bartholomew, they mention him along with Philip. Similarly, when John mentions Nathanael, he also links him with Philip, giving further evidence that Bartholomew and Nathanael were one and the same. (Mt 10:3; Mr 3:18; Lu 6:14; Joh 1:45, 46) It was not uncommon for a person to be known by more than one name.​—Joh 1:42.

      Moses, in the Law, and the Prophets: This wording echoes the expression “the Law and the Prophets” that is used several times, with slight variations, in the Gospels. (Mt 5:17; 7:12; 11:13; 22:40; Lu 16:16) Here, “the Law” refers to the Bible books of Genesis through Deuteronomy, and “the Prophets” refers to the prophetic books of the Hebrew Scriptures. When used together, they could be understood to include the entire Hebrew Scriptures. The disciples mentioned here were obviously keen students of the Hebrew Scriptures, and Philip may have had in mind passages like those found at Ge 3:15; 22:18; 49:10; De 18:18; Isa 9:6, 7; 11:1; Jer 33:15; Eze 34:23; Mic 5:2; Zec 6:12; and Mal 3:1. In fact, a number of Bible verses indicate that the entire Hebrew Scriptures bear witness about Jesus.​—Lu 24:27, 44; Joh 5:39, 40; Ac 10:43; Re 19:10.