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And Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? (Εκ Ναζαρετ δυνατα τ αγαθον ειναι; ). Literally, "Out of Nazareth can anything good be." …

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Can any good thing ... — The character of Nazareth was proverbially bad. To be a Galilean or a Nazarene was an expression of decided conte…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The question is not, "Can the Messiah come out of Nazareth?" but "Can there any good thing come?" The question is asked by an inhabitant o…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and says to them, What do you seek? They said to him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Ma…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

St. John Chrysostom: After gaining these disciples, Christ proceeded to convert others, namely Philip and Nathanael: The d…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? At first, Nathanael refuses, the place of Christ’s nativity (as described by Philip<…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Nathanael said to him
Taking notice of, and laying hold on what Philip said, that he was of Nazareth, which at o…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

See the nature of true Christianity: it is following Jesus, devoting ourselves to Him, and walking in His steps. Observe the objection Nathanael ma…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. After showing the fruit produced by the preaching of John and his disciples, the Evangelist now shows the fruit obtained from the preachi…

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