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Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Whence knowest thou me? (Ποθεν με γινωσκεισ; ). Nathanael is astonished at this tribute, at any knowledge about himself by Jesus. …

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

From where do you know me? – Nathanael was not yet acquainted with the divinity of Christ and supposed that Jesus was a stranger to him. H…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The natural explanation of the verse seems to be that Nathanael was at his own house when Philip called him to hear the good news of the Messiah. T…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathanael says to him, From where do you k…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

St. John Chrysostom: Nathanael, puzzled that Christ would come from Nazareth, showed how carefully he had read the Scriptures.…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

From where do you know? Though Christ did not intend to flatter him, yet he wished to be heard by him, to draw forth a new question by the…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Nathanael says to him, from where do you know me ? &c.] This he said as one surprised, that he, who was a stranger to him…

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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