Others were saying, “This is the Messiah.” Still others were saying, “The Messiah doesn’t come from the Galilee, does He?
They answered him, “You aren’t from the Galilee too, are you? Search, and see that no prophet comes out of the Galilee!”
“Natzeret!” Nathanael answered. “Can anything good come from there?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
Yet many from the crowd believed in Him and were saying, “When the Messiah comes, He won’t perform more signs than this person has, will He?”
We have trusted and have come to know that you are the Holy One of God.”
They kept telling the woman, “It’s no longer because of your words that we believe. We’ve heard for ourselves! Now we know that this really is the Savior of the world!”
“Come see a man who told me everything I ever did! He couldn’t be the Messiah, could He?”
The woman tells Him, “I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called the Anointed One.) When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”
“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are Ben-Elohim! You are the King of Israel!”
First he finds his own brother Simon and tells him, “We’ve found the Messiah!” (which is translated Anointed One).
But we know where this person is from. But the Messiah, whenever He may come, no one knows where He is from.”