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Jesus answered him, "Because I told you, `I saw you underneath the fig tree,` do you believe? You will see greater things than these."
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Faith is the Key to More
Jesus affirms Nathanael's belief, which was based on a single supernatural insight. Commentators like Spurgeon and Calvin explain that this illustrates a key principle: when someone responds with genuine faith to the evidence God provides, they are rewarded with even greater revelations. This initial belief, even if based on what seems like 'slender evidence,' opens the door to seeing the 'greater things' of God's power and identity.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Greater things — Fuller proof of his Messiahship, particularly what is mentioned in the following verse.
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…
19th Century
Anglican
You believe.—This is not necessarily a question, and a fuller sense is obtained by taking it as an assertion. (Compare the same w…
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Baptist
Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou! thou shalt see greater things than t…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Jesus answered and said unto him Not as reproving him for his faith, as if he was too credulous, and too easily gave…
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See the nature of true Christianity: it is following Jesus, devoting ourselves to Him, and walking in His steps. Observe the objection Nathanael ma…
13th Century
Catholic
1. After showing the fruit produced by the preaching of John and his disciples, the Evangelist now shows the fruit obtained from the preachi…
