Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
Ver. 45. Philip findeth Nathanael] Whom some make to be the same with Bartholomew. I affirm nothing.
We have found] The Greek word imports the sudden and unexpected finding of such a community as he looked not for. See Isaiah 65:1. ευρηκαμεν. ευρημα, lucrum insperatum, et repente oblatum.