John 1:47-48 WEB

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - John 1:35-51

IIThe Disciples Of John And The First Disciples Of Jesus. Jesus Ackonwledged As The Messiah, The King Of Israel, Who Knows His Israelites, And Also Knows “the Jews;” Signalized By Miraculous Discernment Of Spirits, Personal Characters Becoming Manifest In His Personal Light.John 1:35-5135Again the next day after [omit after] John stood, and two of his disciples; 36and looking [fastening his eye] upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! 37And the two disciples heard him speak,... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - John 1:45-49

John THE FIRST DISCIPLES: IV. NATHANAEL Joh_1:45 - Joh_1:49 . The words are often the least part of a conversation. The Evangelist can tell us what Nathanael said to Jesus, and what Jesus said to Nathanael, but no Evangelist can reproduce the look, the tone, the magnetic influence which streamed out from Christ, and, we may believe, more than anything He said, riveted these men to Him. It looks as if Nathanael and his companions were very easily convinced, as if their adhesion to such... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - John 1:43-51

the Doubter Becomes a Disciple John 1:43-51 The Apostles were attracted to the Master in different ways. Some came to Him through preaching, as when John proclaimed His rank and sacrifice. Others were brought through human relationships. The record does not say how many Andrew brought to Jesus, but we are told that he at least brought his own brother. Others were brought by the Master’s direct personal influence- he findeth Philip. Still others were brought by the call and ties of... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - John 1:1-51

The Gospel of John brings us into the profoundest facts concerning the Person of Jesus. The first eighteen verses constitute the introduction to the whole Book. The main declaration is found by bringing together verses John 1:1; John 1:14; John 1:18. In these the Eternal is linked to the temporal, and the temporal is revealed as the interpretation of the Eternal. The rest of the prologue consists of three parentheses. 1. Verses John 1:2-13, in which the glories of the Word are revealed in... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - John 1:36-51

Following Christ John 1:36-51 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We delight in the study of John the Baptist. Christ said that he was the greatest man born of woman, yet he was not self-centered or proud. Had he been so, he had not been great. 1. John was a man who magnified Christ, and not himself. To the populace, as he preached, he never made any statements that would call attention to himself. His one passion seemed to center in magnifying the Lord. He plainly and positively told forth that he was not... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:19-51

John the Baptiser’s Testimony to Jesus and the Calling of Disciples (John 1:19-51 ). The portrayal of John the Baptiser by the writer is in interesting contrast to the John the Baptiser portrayed in the other Gospels. But an examination of the text soon brings out that this difference is mainly one of emphasis. It is soon apparent that, unlike the other writers this author is not concerned to describe the ministry of John per se, but rather to place all the emphasis on John as a witness to... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:35-51

Disciples Begin to Gather to Jesus (John 1:35-51 ). The great teachers of Israel would often have bands of ‘disciples’ who gathered round them to learn from them, and then to pass on their teaching. Here we learn that Jesus also began to attract disciples. This passage is a deliberate way of stressing that here is a greater than John, for some of John’s disciples leave him in order to follow Jesus, (and that is how John wanted it). It is interesting in that the passage indicates almost... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:47

‘Jesus saw Nathaniel coming to him and says to him, “Look, an Israelite indeed in whom is no guile”.’ When Jesus sees Nathaniel He declares, ‘See, a true Israelite who is without guile’. The idea is taken from Psalms 32:2 - ‘blessed is the man --- in whose spirit there is no guile’ - the epitome of the true Israelite. This impresses Nathaniel, who was clearly a very pious man, and he is curious to know how Jesus knows this about him. read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:48

‘Nathaniel says to him, “From where do you know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree I saw you”. Nathaniel is puzzled by Jesus’ first statement and so he asks, ‘From where (or how) do you know me?’ Jesus is claiming knowledge about him. He wonders what the source is. Jesus replies, ‘Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you’. It is clear from Nathaniel’s reply that this must have had some significance for... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:35-51

John 1:35-Colossians : . The Baptist’ s Disciples and Jesus.— On the morrow to two of his disciples John bears similar witness. The account in its details suggests the recollections of one to whom the incident bad been the turning-point of his life. The tenth hour, four o’ clock, if true or traditional, may have suggested to the writer “ the beginning of a new era.” He could hardly have invented it for that purpose. The unnamed disciple ( cf. John 1:40) is generally identified with John the... read more

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - John 1:35-51

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - John 1:45-49

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - John 1:43-51

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - John 1:1-51

Wells of Living Water Commentary - John 1:36-51

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:19-51

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:35-51

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:47

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:48

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:35-51

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