When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit.”
He did not need anyone to testify about man, for he himself knew what was in man.
Jesus said to her, “Go call yoʋr husband and come back here.”
Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples.
They answered him, “Our father is Abraham.” Jesus said to them, “If you were children of Abraham, you would be doing the works of Abraham.
They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption as sons, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple service, and the promises.
It is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all Israelites truly belong to Israel,
For we are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh,
So put aside all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.
He committed no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth.
No lie was found in their mouths, for they are blameless.