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Selected Verse: John 1:44 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 1:44 |
King James |
Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| the city of Andrew and Peter--of their birth probably, for they seem to have lived at Capernaum (Mar 1:29). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Of Bethsaida - See the notes at Mat 11:21.
The city of - The place where Andrew and Peter dwelt. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Of Bethsaida
Rev., more literally, from (ἀπό). Bethsaida of Galilee. See Joh 12:21, and on Joh 1:28. Philip, being of the same city as Andrew and Peter, was the more ready to welcome Christ, because of the testimony and example of his fellow-citizens. Notice the change of preposition: from Bethsaida (ἀπό) and out of (ἐκ) the city. See on from the dead, Luk 16:31. |
29 And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
21 The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.