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John 1:49

Context
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Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king 1  of Israel!” 2 

XREF

Ps 2:6; Ps 110:1; Isa 9:7; Jer 23:5,6; Eze 37:21-25; Da 9:25; Ho 3:5; Mic 5:2; Zep 3:15; Zec 6:12,13; Zec 9:9; Mt 2:2; Mt 14:33; Mt 21:5; Mt 27:11,42; Lu 19:38; Joh 1:18,34; Joh 1:38; Joh 12:13-15; Joh 18:37; Joh 19:19-22; Joh 20:28,29

NET © Notes

tn Although βασιλεύς (basileus) lacks the article it is definite due to contextual and syntactical considerations. See ExSyn 263.

sn Nathanael’s confession – You are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel – is best understood as a confession of Jesus’ messiahship. It has strong allusions to Ps 2:6-7, a well-known messianic psalm. What Nathanael’s exact understanding was at this point is hard to determine, but “son of God” was a designation for the Davidic king in the OT, and Nathanael parallels it with King of Israel here.



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