When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”
No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord does not count against them and in whose spirit is no deceit.
the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption to sonship; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises.
It is not as though God’s word had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.
“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.”
Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
For it is we who are the circumcision, we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—
“Abraham is our father,” they answered. “If you were Abraham’s children,” said Jesus, “then you would do what Abraham did.
He did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person.
He told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”