John Trapp Complete Commentary - John 1:48
48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. Ver. 48. Before that Philip, &c. ] Christ thinks of us when we little think of him. SeeRomans 5:10; Romans 5:10 . read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - John 1:47
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Ver. 47. Behold an Israelite, &c. ] Here Christ wondereth at his own work of renovation, as wonderful, doubtless, as that of creation. Or the upright person hath here an ecce behold, for imitation, as the hypocrite for detestation, Psalms 52:7 . read more