angels
( See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4).
Verily, verily - In the Greek, “Amen, amen.” The word “amen” means “truly, certainly, so be it” - from the Hebrew verb to confirm, to establish,...
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 th...
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 recoll...
Verily, verily. See note on Matthew 5:18 . In John always double. Figure of speech Epizeuxis (App-6), for emphasis, twenty-five times (here, Jo...
51. You shall see heaven opened. They are greatly mistaken, in my opinion, who anxiously inquire into the place where, and the time when, Na...
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 So...
Hereafter ye shall see, &c.— Instead of hereafter, many commentators translate the Greek απ αρτι,— from this time—henceforth,—" From this ti...
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 th...
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...
Preliminary call of five Apostles, Andrew, John, Peter, Philip, and Bartholomew (peculiar to Jn). This account, so far from conflicting with the (l...
See Genesis 28:12 . As Jacob saw in his dream a vision of angels ascending and descending the ladder, so the disciples would see in Christ the link...
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 a...
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...
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...
The Gospel of John brings us into the profoundest facts concerning the Person of Jesus. The first eighteen verses constitute the introduction to the...
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 o...
REFLECTIONS Reader let you and I, in the review of this blessed Chapter, do as Moses and Israel did, at the borders of the Red Sea; stand still, and...
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...
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 mo...
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 be...
The Call of Philip and Nathanael. 43 The day following Jesus would go forth into...
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 disci...
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 inter...
Disciples Begin to Gather to Jesus ( John 1:35-51 ). The great teachers of Israel would often have bands of ‘disciples' who gathered round them to...
EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 1:45-51 . Nathanael = Theodorus. The gift of God (נְתַנְאֵל). Probably this is the disciple mentioned after...
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 exper...
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, a...
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...
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...
The next day The first utterances of the Word 1. A searching question. 2. A gracious invitation. 3. An encouraging promise. 4. A Div...
Philip findeth Nathanael. The equivalent of Theodore. He is probably to be identified with Bartholomew, for 1. The mention of him here and in...
Greater things than these I. THIS FAVOURED MAN. 1. He was a man who honestly made inquiries which fairly suggested themselves. He did not inve...
Hereafter ye shall see the heaven open The verilies of Christ 1 . Nothing is more characteristic of our age than its questioning and doubt....
EXPOSITION THE title of the book is differently given in the manuscripts and ancient versions, and the differences are so considerable that th...
The winning of Nathanael:
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 S...
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:...
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...
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,...
51 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.