John 1:47

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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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, an...
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...
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 recoll...
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.
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...
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 g...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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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 cert...
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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 loo...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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⁴⁷ Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him,Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

Related Commentaries of John 1:47

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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