John 1:49 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel. ”

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

  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...

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• John 1:49 - 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 1:49 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  the King of Israel. Thus proclaiming the Person of the Lord, in connexion with the Kingdom.

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• John 1:49 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  49. Thou art the Son of God. That he acknowledges him to be the Son of God from his divine power is not wonderful; but on what ground does he call him King of Israel ? for the two thing...

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• John 1:49 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel. Rabbi - That is, Teacher! and so this word should be translated. Thou art the Son of God - The pro...

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• John 1:49 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Rabbi, thou art the Son of God,— It is not improbable but Nathanael had been praying under the fig-tree, and that in his prayer he had made confession of his sins in such a particular and ample man...

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• John 1:49 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel. Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of...

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• John 1:49 - 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 1:49 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Thou art the Son of God. — The recognition begets recognition. That strange Presence he had felt as a spiritual power quickening hope and thought, making prophets’ words living truths, filling with...

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• John 1:49 - 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 1:49 - 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 1:49 - 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 1:49 - 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 1:49 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Nathanael answered and saith unto him ,.... Being fully convinced of his omniscience by these instances: Rabbi ; that is, master, as it is interpreted in John 1:38 , and is not here, because it i...

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• John 1:49 - 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 1:49 - 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 1:49 - 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 1:49 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  The term Rabbi, which Nathanael here giveth to Christ, is of the same significance with Rabban, and Rabboni, 1 Thessalonians 20:16 , Rabban, Rabhi, Rabbi, all which signify Master, and my Mas...

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• John 1:49 - 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 1:49 - 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 1:49 - 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 1:49 - 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 1:49 - 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 1:49 - 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 1:49 - 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 1:49 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The winning of Nathanael:

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• John 1:49 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Daniel 9:25 ; Ezekiel 37:21-25 ; Hosea 3:5 ; Isaiah 9:7 ; Jeremiah 23:5 ; Jeremiah 23:6 ; John 1:18 ; John 1:34 ; John 1:38 ; John 12:13-15 ; John 18:37 ; John 19:19-22 ; John 20:28 ; J...

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• John 1:49 - 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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• John 1:49 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Nathanael answered — Happy are they that are ready to believe, swift to receive the truth and grace of God. Thou art the Son of God — So he acknowledges now more than he had heard from Philip: The...

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