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AN ISRAELITE INDEED - One who is really an Israelite - not by birth
only, but one worthy of the name. One who possesses the spirit, the
piety, and the integrity which become a man who is really a Jew,...
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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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BEHOLD AN ISRAELITE INDEED, IN WHOM IS NO GUILE!
The Savior salutes Nathanael with. tribute to his honest, guileless
character. He was. true Israelite, without hypocrisy, worshiping God
with sincere...
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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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ISRAELITE: i.e. not. "Jacob". See notes on Genesis 32:28.
INDEED. truly. Greek _alethos._ Adverb of No. 1, App-175....
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_saw Nathanael coming_ This contradicts the theory that Christ
overheard Nathanael's question. S. John represents Christ's knowledge
of Nathanael as miraculous; as in John 1:42 He appears as the searc...
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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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PHILIP AND NATHANAEL...
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ἘΚ ΝΑΖ. Κ.Τ.Λ. All Galileans were despised for their want of
culture, their rude dialect, and contact with Gentiles. They were to
the Jews what Bœotians were to the Athenians. But here it is a
Galilea...
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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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ΈΡΧΌΜΕΝΟΝ _praes. med. (dep.) part., см._ John 1:7.
ΑΛΗΘΏΣ (G230) подлинно. H.Kuhli, "Nathanael — 'Wahrer
Israelii'? Zum angeblischen attributiven Gebrauch von ΆΛΗΘΏΣ in
Joh 1,47" BN 9 (1979): 11-19....
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DISCOURSE: 1604
AN ISRAELITE INDEED
John 1:47. _Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him,
Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!_
IT is comfortable to reflect, that there are man...
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JESUS SAW NATHANAEL— 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 coming there...
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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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Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an
Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
JESUS SAW NATHANAEL COMING TO HIM, AND SAITH OF HIM, BEHOLD AN
ISRAELITE INDEED, IN WHOM IS NO...
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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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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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NO GUILE] 'guile' or deceitfulness was the special failing of Jacob
(Israel) and of Israelites generally. Again our Lord discerns the
heart of man....
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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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JESUS SAW NATHANAEL COMING. — Nathanael is at once willing that his
prejudice should give way before the force of truth. He is coming,
when the look directed towards others rests also upon him. It fin...
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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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Philip's announcement is received with incredulity. ἐκ
Ναζαρὲτ δύναταί τι ἀγαθὸν εἶναι; “Can
anything good be from Nazareth.” _Cf._ John 8:52, “out of Galilee
ariseth no prophet”. Westcott, representi...
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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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(20) Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an
Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
(20) Simple uprightness discerns the true Israelites from the false....
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“ _And Nathanael said unto him: Can anything good come out of
Nazareth? Philip says to him: Come and see._ ”
According to _Meyer_, Nathanael's answer alludes to the reputation
which the town of Nazare...
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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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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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47._Behold, one truly an Israelite. _It is not on Nathanael’s own
account that Christ bestows on him this commendation, but under his
person he holds out a general doctrine. For, since many who boast...
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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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JESUS SAW NATHANAEL COMING TO HIM,.... For notwithstanding his
prejudices, he was a man of so much uprightness and honesty, that he
thought Philip's request was very reasonable; and that it was but
ri...
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Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an
Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
Ver. 47. _Behold an Israelite, &c._] Here Christ wondereth at his own
work of renovation, as wond...
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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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ISRAELITE INDEED; not merely a descendant of Israel, but one who has
the true character of an Israelite-a holy and believing man.
NO GUILE; not hypocritical; open, honest, upright, sincere....
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JESUS SAW NATHANAEL COMING TO HIM, AND SAITH OF HIM, BEHOLD AN
ISRAELITE INDEED IN WHOM IS NO GUILE!...
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The winning of Nathanael:...
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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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_ They are not all Israel, which are of Israel,_ ROMANS 9:6. _For he
is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision,
which is outward in the flesh: but he is a Jew, which is one in...
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III
By whom also Nathanael, being taught, recognised [Him], he to whom
also the Lord bare witness, that he was "an Israelite indeed, in whom
was no guile."[138]
Clemen...
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John 1:47 Jesus G2424 saw G1492 (G5627) Nathanael G3482 coming G2064
(G5740) toward G4314 Him G846 and...
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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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‘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 t...
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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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John 1:47. JESUS SAW NATHANAEL COMING TO HIM, AND SAITH OF HIM,
BEHOLD, AN ISRAELITE INDEED, IN WHOM IS NO GUILE. Again, as at John
1:43, we are left to infer that the call thus addressed to Nathanael...
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BEHOLD
(ιδε). Here an exclamation (see John 1:29) as often like
ιδου.AN ISRAELITE INDEED
(αληθως Ισραηλειτης). "Truly an Israelite," one
living up to the covenant name, Israel at its best (Romans...
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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 1:47
Guilelessness.
An even unvaried life is the lot of most men, in spite of occasional
troubles or other accidents; and we are apt to despise it and get
tired of it, and to long to see the wor...
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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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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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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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THERE IS NOTHING FALSE IN HIM. Quite a contrast to the formalism and
hypocrisy of that time. This also shows that the statement of
Nathanael in John 1:46 was not based on jealousy (Cana and Nazareth
w...
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_Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile._
This is a chapter of “beholds.” We are first to “Behold the Lamb
of God,” and then to behold a man of God. Nathanael was simple,
straightforward, hon...
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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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_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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WITHOUT GUILE
Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! John 1:47.
Many of you boys and girls have a baby brother or sister. Do you
sometimes wonder what they think about? They are taking in...
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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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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 Peter 2:1; 1 Peter 2:22; John 8:31; John 8:39; Philippians 3:3;...
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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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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...