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Verse 48. _WHENCE KNOWEST THOU ME?_] He was not yet acquainted with
the divinity of Christ, could not conceive that he could search his
heart, and therefore asks how he could acquire this knowledge of...
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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 in...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. The Only-begotten, the Eternal Word;
His Glory and His Manifestation
-- Chapter 1:1-2:22
CHAPTER 1
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1. The Word: the Creator, the Life and the Light. (John 1:1 .)...
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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
turn...
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WHENCE KNOWEST THOU ME?
Nathanael, who had never met Jesus before, was surprised to hear
himself spoken of as one known.
WHEN THOU WAST UNDER THE FIG TREE.
There was Something about this answer tha...
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On the next day Jesus determined to go away to Galilee; and there he
found Philip. Jesus said to him: "Follow me!" Now Philip came from
Bethsaida, which was the town from which Andrew and Peter came....
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THE WORD (John 1:1-18)...
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ANSWERED AND SAID. Hebrew idiom. See Deuteronomy 1:41. App-122.
BEFORE. Greek. _pro._ App-104.
UNDER. Greek. _hupo._ App-104....
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_under the fig tree_ This probably means -at home," in the retirement
of his own garden (1 Kings 4:25; Micah 4:4; Zechariah 3:10); the Greek
implies _motion to_under. Nathanael had perhaps been prayin...
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ΕἾΔΕΝ … ἘΡΧΌΜΕΝΟΝ. This shews that Jesus did not
overhear Nathanael’s question. S. John represents his knowledge of
Nathanael as miraculous: as in John 1:42 He appears as the searcher of
hearts.
ἈΛΗΘΩ...
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PHILIP AND NATHANAEL...
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THE TESTIMONY OF DISCIPLES
This section falls into two divisions, each occupying a day; (1) the
call of Andrew, John, Peter, and perhaps James; (2) that of Philip and
Nathanael. Of these Peter and Ja...
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Ver 47. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, Behold an
Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! 48. Nathanael said to him,
Whence know you me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before that...
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_THE ETERNAL WORD KNOWS THE HEARTS OF MEN -- JOHN 1:43-51:_ The Lord
knows both a Philip and a Nathanael. (John 1:43-51) With the simple
words "follow me" Philip was called to Jesus. Nathanael was mov...
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WHENCE KNOWEST THOU ME?— "I am a perfect stranger to thee: how is it
then that thou canst at once undertake to answer for the most secret
part of a stranger's character?" _Jesus replied;_ "I am not so...
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THE CALL OF PHILIP AND NATHANAEL
_Text 1:43-51_
43
On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he findeth
Philip: and Jesus saith unto him, Follow me.
44
Now Philip was from Bethsai...
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EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
John 1:35-51
We first submit a brief Analysis of the passage which is to be before
us. We would divide it as follows:—
1. John points to Christ as God’s Lamb, John...
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Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and
said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under
the fig tree, I saw thee.
NATHANAEL SAITH UNTO HIM, WHENCE...
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Government and education are still the panaceas proposed by the
majority of priest-craft. But John wisely withdraws himself from their
notice, and as the Voice, heralds the coming of the Messiah Himse...
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I SAW THEE] implies supernatural knowledge. Perhaps Jesus alludes to
some recent prayer or resolution which Nathanael made under the
figtree....
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THE DIVINITY AND INCARNATION OF THE WORD. WITNESS OF JOHN. THE FIRST
DISCIPLES
1-18. Preface, declaring (1) that the Word was God, (2) that He was
made man, (3) that He revealed the Father.
This subl...
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PRELIMINARY CALL OF FIVE APOSTLES, ANDREW, JOHN, PETER, PHILIP, AND
BARTHOLOMEW (peculiar to Jn). This account, so far from conflicting
with the (later) call described Matthew 4:18; Mark 1:15; (cp. Lu...
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JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS
GOSPEL OF JOHN
_MARION ADAMS_
THE AUTHOR
Most people agree that John, Jesus’ *disciple, wrote the 4th
*Gospel. John’s father was called Zebedee. And John had...
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The natural explanation of the verse seems to be that Nathanael was at
his own house when Philip called him to hear the glad news of the
Messiah. The words rendered “under the fig-tree” include the go...
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CHAPTER 4
THE FIRST DISCIPLES.
“Again on the morrow John was standing, and two of his disciples;
and he looked upon Jesus as He walked, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of
God! And the two disciples heard...
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εἶδεν … δόλος οὐκ ἔστιν. The honesty shown in
his coming to Jesus is indicated as his characteristic. He had given
proof that he was guileless. In Genesis 27:35 Isaac says to Esau,
“Thy brother has co...
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_Further manifestations of Jesus as Messiah_....
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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 wer...
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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 bringi...
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(21) Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered
and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast
under the fig tree, I saw thee.
(21) The purpose of miracles is...
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II. SECOND GROUP: JOHN 1:44-51.
The following narrative seems to be contrived for the purpose of
driving to despair, by its conciseness, the one who attempts to
account for the facts from an external...
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VER. 48. “ _Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him and says of him:
Behold a true Israelite, in whom there is no guile._ ”
Nathanael is one of those upright hearts who have only to see Jesus in
order to be...
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SECOND SECTION: 1:38-52. BEGINNINGS OF THE WORK OF JESUS. BIRTH OF
FAITH.
Testimony is the condition of faith. For faith is, at the outset, the
acceptance of a divine fact on the foundation of testimo...
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The day following, Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth
Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me, (44) Now Philip was of
Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. (45) Philip findeth
Nathanael,...
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The opening verses (John 1:1-18) introduce the most glorious subject
which God Himself ever gave in employing the pen of man; not only the
most glorious in point of theme, but in the profoundest point...
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48._Whence knowest thou? _Though Christ did not intend to flatter him,
yet he wished to be heard by him, in order to draw forth a new
question, by the reply to which he would prove himself to be the S...
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The first chapter asserts what He was before all things, and the
different characters in which He is a blessing to man, being made
flesh. He is, and He is the expression of, the whole mind that
subsis...
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NATHANAEL SAITH UNTO HIM, WHENCE KNOWEST THOU ME?.... This he said as
one surprised, that he, who was a stranger to him, should hit upon his
general character, and describe the internal state and fram...
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Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and
said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under
the fig tree, I saw thee.
Ver. 48. _Before that Philip, &c._]...
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_Jesus saw Nathanael coming_ “Nathanael, being a man of a candid
disposition, resolved to go and converse with Jesus, that he might
judge with the more certainty concerning his pretensions. He was
com...
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I SAW THEE; he saw him in a supernatural way. This manifestation of
his supernatural knowledge led Nathanael to the confession in the
following verse. In secret communion with God, though unseen by me...
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The winning of Nathanael:...
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NATHANAEL SAITH UNTO HIM. WHENCE KNOWEST THOU ME? JESUS ANSWERED AND
SAID UNTO HIM, BEFORE THAT PHILIP CALLED THEE, WHEN THOU WAST UNDER
THE FIG-TREE, I SAW THEE....
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CHRIST THE LIVING WORD
(vs.1-5)
Revelation 19:13, speaking of the Lord Jesus, says, "His name is
called the Word of God." As such He had no beginning: in the beginning
He was there. In person He is...
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43-51 See the nature of true Christianity, it is following Jesus;
devoting ourselves to him, and treading in his steps. Observe the
objection Nathanael made. All who desire to profit by the word of G...
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Nathanael wonders how Christ should know him, having not been of his
familiar acquaintance. Christ tells him he saw him under the fig tree,
before ever Philip called him. That was a very hot country,...
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John 1:48 Nathanael G3482 said G3004 (G5719) Him G846 How G4159 know
G1097 (G5719) me G3165 Jesus...
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JOHN THE BAPTISER'S TESTIMONY TO JESUS AND THE CALLING OF DISCIPLES
(JOHN 1:19).
The portrayal of John the Baptiser by the writer is in interesting
contrast to the John the Baptiser portrayed in the o...
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DISCIPLES BEGIN TO GATHER TO JESUS (JOHN 1:35).
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...
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‘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 state...
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John 1:48. NATHANAEL SAITH UNTO HIM, WHENCE KNOWEST THOU ME? The words
of Jesus had been spoken while Nathanael was drawing near, and the
latter heard them. He does not deny the truth of the commendat...
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The same general subject is continued in this section Jesus taking His
place on the stage of history. We pass now, however, from the witness
of the Baptist, given on two successive days, to the manife...
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WHENCE KNOWEST THOU ME?
(Ποθεν με γινωσκεισ;). Nathanael is astonished at this
tribute, at any knowledge about himself by Jesus. He had overheard
Christ's comment and longed to know its source.BEFO...
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John 1:45
The First Disciples Nathanael.
I. Look first at the preparation a soul brought to Christ by a
brother. "Philip findeth Nathanael." Nathanael's prejudice was but the
giving voice to a fault...
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John 1:29. _The next day_
This chapter is a record of the events that occurred on different
days. Sometimes God does great things in a single day; one
extraordinary day may have more in it than a hun...
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John 1:19. _And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests
and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou ? And he
confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ._
«I...
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CONTENTS: Deity of Christ. Ministry of John the Baptist. Jesus
announced as the Lamb of God, and the first converts to Him.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, John the Baptist, Moses, Elias, Isaiah,
Pharisees,...
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John 1:1. _In the beginning was the Word._ Εν αρχη ο
λογος. John begins the new creation with the words of Moses of
the old creation, and continues to speak of Christ in the running
language of all th...
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HOW DO YOU KNOW ME? Nathanael had never met Jesus before this. WHEN
YOU WERE UNDER THE FIG TREE. Johnson believes that Nathanael had some
unusual experience under the fig tree, of which we are told no...
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_When thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee._
What was he doing there? Something good evidently. The following
suggestions have been made:
I. THAT HE WAS THERE FOR GRATEFUL CONTEMPLATION. A tradi...
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_The next day_
THE FIRST UTTERANCES OF THE WORD
1.
A searching question.
2. A gracious invitation.
3. An encouraging promise.
4. A Divine command.
5. A heart revelation.
6. An assurance of a p...
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_Philip findeth Nathanael._
The equivalent of Theodore. He is probably to be identified with
Bartholomew, for
1. The mention of him here and in John 21:2, shows that he occupied a
prominent position...
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 1:19 Signs of the Messiah, with Teaching about
Life in Him. The first half of John’s Gospel features Jesus’
demonstration of his messianic identity through several selected
“signs” ...
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 1:48 I SAW YOU. Jesus displays supernatural
knowledge, thus confirming his identity as the Messiah. The FIG TREE
often is a symbol for Israel. See note on Mark 11:13–14.
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THE
HOLY GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST,
ACCORDING TO JOHN.
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HIS is the title in the Greek and Latin codices. In the Syriac it is
as follows, _The Holy Gospel, the Preaching of Jouchanon_ (John),
_which...
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_ Was made_ : not that the Word was changed into flesh, or flesh into
the Word, for, as S. Chrysostom says, "far from that immortal nature
is transmutation." For how could flesh become God, that is, h...
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_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_
John 1:45. NATHANAEL = Theodorus. The gift of God
(נְתַנְאֵל). Probably this is the disciple mentioned
afterward as Bartholomew (Matthew 10:3). How quickly did those e...
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EXPOSITION
THE title of the book is differently given in the manuscripts and
ancient versions, and the differences are so considerable that they
cannot be referred to the original text. The simplest f...
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Shall we turn in our Bibles to the gospel according to John.
The gospel of John was the last of the gospels that were written. It
was written towards the close of that first century, written by John,...
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1 Corinthians 14:25; 1 Corinthians 4:5; Genesis 32:24; Isaiah 65:24;...
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FOLLOWING CHRIST
John 1:36
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...
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Under the fig tree I saw thee — Perhaps at prayer....
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Were the apostles called at this time or later?
PROBLEM: John records that Jesus called Andrew, Peter, Philip,
Nathanael, and another disciple at this time. However, the other
Gospels record their cal...
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Observe here, How Nathanael wondereth that Christ should know him,
having (as he thought) never seen him. Christ gives him to understand,
that by his all-seeing eye he had seen him, when he was not se...