46And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
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They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? …
Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 43-51)We have here the call of Philip and Nathanael. I. Philip was called immediately by Christ himself, not as Andrew, who was directed to Christ by John, or Peter, who was invited by his brother. God has various methods of bringing his chosen ones home to himself. But, whatever means he uses , he is not tied to any. 1. Philip was called in a preventing was: Jesus findeth Philip . Christ sought us, and…
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