约翰福音 1:48-49 CUNPSS

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:40-49

(2) The naming and convictions of the disciples. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:45-51

The calling of Nathanael. After Jesus finds Philip, Philip finds Nathanael. "One lighted torch serves to light another, and thus faith is propagated." I. THE CHARACTER OF NATHANAEL , OR BARTHOLOMEW . He was a devout Jew, a student of Scripture, of a thoughtful temper, and of prayerful habits. He was above all a guileless Israelite: "An Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile." II. THE DIFFICULTIES OF NATHANAEL . "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" 1 . A... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:45-51

The candid disciple. Nathanael is a person of whom we know but very little. That he was of Cana, that he was probably the same as Bartholomew, that, after the resurrection of Jesus, he was in company with Peter upon the Lake of Gennesareth,—this is all we are told concerning him, except what we learn from this passage. Our chief interest in him, therefore, lies in his call to the discipleship of the Lord. I. MORAL PREPARATION FOR DISCIPLESHIP . Like many of Christ's friends,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:45-51

The guileless inquirer. Notice— I. THE CHARACTER OF NATHANAEL IN ITS DISTINGUISHING FEATURES . "An Israelite indeed." This title was partly given to Jacob, and assumed by his descendants. But many of them were Israelites only in name, not in deed. Hereditary titles are often hollow and unreal. They were genuine when bestowed at first as tokens and rewards of courage and service, but when assumed on account of birth merely, they often lack reality. Nathanael was a true... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:45-51

Jesus and Nathanael. Jesus praises Nathanael both in what he says to others concerning him, and what he says directly to himself. Whatever Jesus may have found praiseworthy in the other four disciples, he said nothing. Nathanael stands out very distinctly as having in him elements of character needing to be published to all disciples. Jesus meant to say to others, "Be ye as this man. Be ye also Israelites indeed, in whom there is no guile. Be ye those who have peculiar individual... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:46-49

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:48

Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Without any title of respect, or admission as yet of any claims or right in him of whom Philip had spoken. There is, in this query, an abruptness of blunt sincerity which to some extent justifies the eulogium upon his innermost life. Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee —irrespective altogether of the excitement he has stirred within thee— when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee . "The fig tree" was the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:49

Nathanael was overcome by irresistible conviction that here was the Searcher of hearts, One gifted with strange powers of sympathy, and with right to claim obedience. Answered him £ —now for the first time with the title of Rabbi, or teacher— Thou art the Son of God. Nothing is more obvious than that this is the reflection of the testimony of the Baptist. "The Son of God," not " a Son of God," or "a Man of God," but the Personage whose rank and glory my master John had... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 1:48

Whence knowest thou me? - Nathanael was not yet acquainted with the divinity of Christ, and supposed that he had been a stranger to him. Hearing him express a favorable opinion of him, he naturally inquired by what means he had any knowledge of him. His conscience testified to the truth of what Jesus said that he had no guile, and he was anxious to know whence he had learned his character.Before that Philip called thee - See John 1:45.When thou wast under the fig-tree - It is evident that it... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 1:49

Rabbi - Master. Applied appropriately to Jesus, and to no one else, Matthew 23:10.The Son of God - By this title he doubtless meant that he was the Messiah. His conscience told him that he had judged right of his character, and that therefore he must know the heart and the desires of the mind. If so, he could not be a mere man, but must be the long-expected Messiah.The King of Israel - This was one of the titles by which the Messiah was expected, and this was the title which was affixed to his... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:40-49

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:45-51

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:45-51

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:45-51

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:45-51

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:46-49

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:48

The Pulpit Commentary - John 1:49

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 1:48

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 1:49

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