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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? He saith unto them, Come and see. He gave them a full invitation to come to the place where he tarried, and see for themselves. That is what Jesus still says, “Come and see.” If...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He saith unto them, come and see,.... He gave them an invitation, to go along with him directly, and see with their own eyes, where he dwelt, and there and then converse with him, and at any other time; to which they had a hearty welcome: they came and saw where he dwelt; they accepted of the invitation, and went along with him immediately, and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. And he brought him to Jesus, This...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. The best part of that day was the portion which they spent with Jesus it was the best day they had ever enjoyed, for they lived with Jesus. It was also the beginning of better days for these two disciples; for, having once lived with Jesus, they learnt...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
One of the two which heard John [speak],.... The above things, concerning Jesus being the Lamb of God: and followed him; that is, Jesus, as the Syriac and Arabic versions read; and the Persic version, Christ: and the Ethiopic version, "the Lord Jesus"; for not John, but Jesus they followed: was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother: see Matthew 4:18 the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. Where should missionary work begin? A brother should begin with his brother. It is all very well to have a desire to go to the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He first findeth his own brother Simon,.... Either before the other disciple, or before he found any other person: after he and the other disciple departed from Christ, being affected with the grace bestowed upon him, and his heart warm with the conversation he had had with him, and transported with joy at finding the Messiah, goes in all haste in...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he brought him to Jesus,.... That is, Andrew brought his brother Simon to Jesus; he persuaded him to go along with him, and showed him where he was; which discovered great zeal for Christ, being desirous of, gaining souls unto him; and great affection to his brother, being heartily concerned that he might know Christ, as well as he; nor did he...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone, There was a meaning in the change of names, for there was about to be a change of character — the timid son of a dove soon to become a very rock for the Church. This exposition consisted of readings from...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: “Simon, son of a dove, thy name may point thee out as being timid; mind where thou dost wing thy flight.” Joh_1:42. Thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, a stone. Something more solid than the son of a pigeon; something more stable...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The day following,.... Not the day after John had pointed out Christ, as the Lamb of God, to two of his disciples; but the day after Simon had been with him, being brought by Andrew: Jesus would go forth into Galilee; from whence he came to Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him; and which being done, and his temptations in the wilderness over, it...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. “The day following.” See, friends, what a wonderful chapter this is. There is a book called, The Book of Days; I call this chapter the chapter of days. Every day seems memorable for some...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Now Philip was of Bethsaida,.... A town on the lake of Gennesaret, afterwards made a city by Philip the tetrarch, and called Julias, after the name of Caesar's daughter (m): it was a fishing town, and had its name from thence; and the disciples that were of it, were of this business: the city of Andrew and Peter; or "Simon", as read the Syriac and...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Philip findeth Nathanael,.... Who was of Cana of Galilee, John 21:2 and where, it is very likely, Philip found him; since we quickly read of Jesus, and his disciples being there. This man is thought, by some, to be the same with Bartholomew; and so he is called Bartholomew, in a Syriac dictionary (o); and the rather, since he and Philip are always...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. True faith may make blunders. Jesus was not the son of Joseph, except by reputation, and he was Jesus of Bethlehem quite as much as he was Jesus of Nazareth; but true faith is accepted of God...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And Nathanael said unto him,.... Taking notice of, and laying hold on what Philip said, that he was of Nazareth, which at once stumbled, and prejudiced him against Jesus being the Messiah; knowing very well that Bethlehem was to be the place of his birth: can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? The whole country of Galilee was had in...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. Christ had said, “Come and see.” Now Philip used the same words, “Come and see.” It is always right to follow the example that the Lord Jesus has set us.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him,.... For notwithstanding his prejudices, he was a man of so much uprightness and honesty, that he thought Philip's request was very reasonable; and that it was but right, and fair, that he should see, and hear, and judge, for himself, whether the person Philip spoke of was the Messiah, or not; and therefore he...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! “There is no craft or deception in this man, as there was in Jacob; he is a true Israelite, like Israel at his best.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? You may remember that, a short time ago, I preached a sermon upon Nathanael. He was a kind of Jewish John Blunt, a man who always spoke his mind. He had a mind, and he had a mind to speak it, and...