Answered and said (απεκριθη κα ειπεν). This redundant use of both verbs (cf. 1:26) occurs in the Synoptics also and in the LXX als…

Greater things — Fuller proof of his Messiahship, particularly what is mentioned in the following verse.

You believe.—This is not necessarily a question, and a fuller sense is obtained by taking it as an assertion. (Compare the same w…

Nathanael answered and saith unto him: Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the king of Israel. Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I…

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

Jesus answered. He does not rebuke Nathanael as if he had been too quick to believe; rather, approving of his faith, he promises to him an…

Jesus answered and said unto him
Not as reproving him for his faith, as if he was too credulous, and too easily gave…

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

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