John 1:49 (WEB)
Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!”
Fathers and councils · 19
Irenaeus of Lyons
“A bruised reed shall He not break, and smoking flax shall He not quench, until He send forth judgment into contention; and in His name shall the Gentiles trust.”” — editor's note: John i. 49, John vi. 69; Matt. xii. 18.
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Tertullian
“This (divine relationship) Nathanæl at once recognised in Him, even as Peter did on another occasion: “Thou art the Son of God.”” — editor's note: John i. 49.
Read the whole comment“Again, when Martha in a later passage acknowledged Him to be the Son of God, she no more made a mistake than Peter and Nathanæl had; and yet, even if she had made a mistake, she would at once have learnt the truth: for, behold, when about to raise her brother from the dead, the Lord…” — editor's note: John i. 49.
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John Chrysostom
“Ver.” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“John i. 49, 50” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“And Nathanael too said, “Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God, Thou art the King of Israel;”and so far from being blessed, he is even reproved by Him, as having said what was far short of the truth.” — editor's note: John i. 49.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
“Nathanael also said, “Rabbi, thou art the Son of God.” [John 1:49] Yet were not these blessed because they did not confess such sonship as does Peter here, but thought Him one among many, not in the true sense a son; or, if chief above all, yet not the substance of the Father.” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo
“And because he knew that he was under the fig-tree alone, where the Lord Christ was not; when He said to him, “When thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee;” he both acknowledged the Divinity in Him, and cried out, “Thou art the King of Israel.”” — editor's note: John i. 49.
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Catena Aurea on John
- John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on John
Nathanael, in difficulty as to Christ coming out of Nazareth, shewed the care with which he had read the Scriptures: his not rejecting the tidings when brought him, shewed his strong desire for Christ’s coming. He…
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What meaneth this, In whom is no guile? Had he no sin? Was no physician necessary for him? Far from it. No one was ever born, of a temper not to need the Physician. It is guile, when we say one thing, and think…
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Nathanael however, notwithstanding this praise, does not acquiesce immediately, but waits for further evidence, and asks, Whence knowest Thou me?
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He asks as man, Jesus answers as God: Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee: not having beheld him as man, but as God discerning him from…
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Has this fig tree any meaning? We read of one fig tree which was cursed, because it had only leaves, and no fruit. Again, at the creation, Adam and Eve, after sinning, made themselves aprons of fig leaves. Fig leaves…
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When thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee; i. e. when thou wast yet under the shade of the law, I chose thee.
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Nathanael remembered that he had been under the fig tree, where Christ was not present corporeally, but only by His spiritual knowledge. Hence, knowing that he had been alone, he recognised our Lord’s Divinity.
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That our Lord then had this knowledge, had penetrated into his mind, had not blamed but praised his hesitation, proved to Nathanael that He was the true Christ: Nathanael answered and saith unto Him, Rabbi, Thou art…
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Many when they read this passage, are perplexed at finding that, whereas Peter was pronounced blessed for having, after our Lord’s miracles and teaching, confessed Him to be the Son of God, Nathanael, who makes the…
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Let us recollect the Old Testament account. Jacob saw in a dream a ladder reaching from earth to heaven; the Lord resting upon it, and the angels ascending and descending upon it. Lastly, Jacob himself understanding…
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Good preachers, however, who preach Christ, are as angels of God; i. e. they ascend and descend upon the Son of man; as Paul, who ascended to the third heaven, and descended so far even as to give milk to babes. He…
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Cross-references · 10
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 1:47–51 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 1:47–51 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 1:47–51 (4) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 16:13–19 (6) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 16:13–19 (6) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 16:13–19 (6) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 16:13–19 (6) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 16:13–19 (6) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 16:13–19 (6) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 16:13–19 (6) (Catena Aurea).