John 1:48
“Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Nathanael saith unto him, whence knowest thou me?.... This he said as one surprised, that he, who was a stranger to him,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Whence knowest thou me? - Nathanael was not yet acquainted with the divinity of Christ, and supposed that he had been a…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Whence knowest thou me? - He was not yet acquainted with the divinity of Christ, could not conceive that he could search…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714John 1:43-51
We have here the call of Philip and Nathanael.
I. Philip was called immediately by Christ himself, not as Andrew, who…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
under the fig tree This probably means -at home," in the retirement of his own garden (1Ki 4:25; Mic 4:4; Zec 3:10); the…
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