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John 1:51 KJV
John · chapter 1 · verse 51
And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.John 1:51 · King James Version
John 1:51 in context
49Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
50Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.
51And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
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- Hereafterartijust now, this moment, now at this time, at this very time, this momentG737 →
- Hereafterapoof separation, of local separation, after verbs of motion from a placeG575 →
- ascendinganabainōascend, to go up, to rise, mount, be borne up, spring upG305 →
- Verilyamēnfirm, metaph. faithful, verily, amen, at the beginning of a discourseG281 →
- heavenouranosthe vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it, the universe, the world…G3772 →
- angelsangelosa messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from GodG32 →
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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.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 43-51