John 1:47 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him,Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! ”

• John 1:47 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  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...

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• John 1:47 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (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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• John 1:47 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  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 t...

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• John 1:47 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  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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• John 1:47 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  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 w...

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• John 1:47 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  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 a...

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• John 1:47 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Behold an Israelite indeed - A worthy descendant of the patriarch Jacob, who not only professes t...

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• John 1:47 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  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 th...

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• John 1:47 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  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...

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• John 1:47 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• John 1:47 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  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...

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• John 1:47 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  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 h...

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• John 1:47 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  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. Othe...

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• John 1:47 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  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 bring...

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• John 1:47 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  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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• John 1:47 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  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...

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• John 1:47 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  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,...

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• John 1:47 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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 co...

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• John 1:47 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• John 1:47 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Call of Philip and Nathanael.       43 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, F...

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• John 1:47 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  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 o...

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

  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...

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• John 1:47 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 1:45-51 . Nathanael = Theodorus. The gift of God (נְתַנְאֵל). Probably this is the disciple mentioned afterward as Bartholomew ( Matthew 10:3 ). How quickly...

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• John 1:47 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  John 1:45-49 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...

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• John 1:47 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  John 1:19-20 . 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....

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• John 1:47 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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...

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• John 1:47 - The Biblical Illustrator

  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 as...

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• John 1:47 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  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 si...

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• John 1:47 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed in whom is no guile!

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• John 1:47 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Peter 2:1 ; 1 Peter 2:22 ; John 8:31 ; John 8:39 ; Philippians 3:3 ; Psalms 32:2 ; Psalms 73:1 ; Revelation 14:5 ; Romans 2:28 ; Romans 2:29 ; Romans 9:6

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• John 1:47 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  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...

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