John 1:51 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he saith unto him,Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. ”

• John 1:51 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Verily, verily - In the Greek, “Amen, amen.” The word “amen” means “truly, certainly, so be it” - from the Hebrew verb to confirm, to establish, to be true. It is often used in this gospel. When...

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• John 1:51 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God (x) ascending and descending upon the Son of man. (x) These words signify the power o...

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• John 1:51 - 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 1:51 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Verily, verily. See note on Matthew 5:18 . In John always double. Figure of speech Epizeuxis (App-6), for emphasis, twenty-five times (here, John 3:3 ; John 3:5 ; John 3:11 ; John 5:19 ; Jo...

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• John 1:51 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  51. You shall see heaven opened. They are greatly mistaken, in my opinion, who anxiously inquire into the place where, and the time when, Nathanael and others saw heaven opened; for he rat...

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• John 1:51 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. Verily, verily - Amen, amen. The doublin...

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• John 1:51 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Hereafter ye shall see, &c.— Instead of hereafter, many commentators translate the Greek απ αρτι,— from this time—henceforth,—" From this time you shall see the whole frame of nature subject...

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• John 1:51 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. And he saith unto him, Verily, v...

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• John 1:51 - 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 1:51 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Verily, verily. — This is the first use of this formula of doubled words, which is not found in the New Testament outside St. John’s Gospel. They are always spoken by our Lord, and connected with s...

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• John 1:51 - 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 1:51 - 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 1:51 - 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 1:51 - 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 1:51 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And he saith unto him, verily, verily, I say unto you ,.... Not only to Nathanael, but to the rest of the disciples that were then with him; and to show himself to be the "Amen", and faithful witnes...

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• John 1:51 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. Ver. 52. Upon the Son of man ] The J...

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• John 1:51 - 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 1:51 - 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 1:51 - 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 1:51 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  These things he ushers in with a Verily, verily, and declareth them spoken not to Nathanael alone, but unto you; viz. all you that are my disciples indeed, who are (like Nathanael) true Israeli...

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• John 1:51 - 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 1:51 - 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 1:51 - Scofield Reference Notes

  angels ( See Scofield) - ( Hebrews 1:4 ).

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• John 1:51 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  John 1:50-51 We have here I. The dawn of faith. "Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou?" II. The fact of experience from which faith begins is the dawning of a...

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• John 1:51 - 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 1:51 - 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 1:51 - 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 1:51 - 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 1:51 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The winning of Nathanael:

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• John 1:51 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Timothy 3:16 ; 2 Thessalonians 1:7 ; Acts 1:10 ; Acts 1:11 ; Acts 10:11 ; Acts 7:56 ; Daniel 7:10 ; Daniel 7:13 ; Daniel 7:14 ; Daniel 7:9 ; Ezekiel 1:1 ; Genesis 28:12 ; Hebrews 1:14...

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• John 1:51 - 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 1:51 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Hereafter ye shall see — All of these, as well as thou, who believe on me now in my state of humiliation, shall hereafter see me come in my glory, and all the angels of God with me. This seems the...

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