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Nathanael said to him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
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Don't Let Prejudice Block Jesus
Commentators explain that Nathanael's skepticism was rooted in a common prejudice against the town of Nazareth, which had a bad reputation. They warn that modern believers should be careful not to let similar biases—against a person, a place, or a denomination—prevent them or others from personally encountering the truth of Christ.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Can any good thing ... — The character of Nazareth was proverbially bad. To be a Galilean or a Nazarene was an expression of decided conte…
Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? (Εκ Ναζαρετ δυνατα τ αγαθον ειναι; ). Literally, "Out of Nazareth can anything good be." …
19th Century
Anglican
The question is not, "Can the Messiah come out of Nazareth?" but "Can there any good thing come?" The question is asked by an inhabitant o…
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Baptist
Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and says to them, What do you seek? They said to him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Ma…
16th Century
Protestant
Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? At first, Nathanael refuses, the place of Christ’s nativity (as described by Philip<…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Nathanael said to him Taking notice of, and laying hold on what Philip said, that he was of Nazareth, which at o…
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See the nature of true Christianity: it is following Jesus, devoting ourselves to Him, and walking in His steps. Observe the objection Nathanael ma…
13th Century
Catholic
1. After showing the fruit produced by the preaching of John and his disciples, the Evangelist now shows the fruit obtained from the preachi…
