47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
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And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: …
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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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