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Selected Verse: John 1:43 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 1:43 |
Strong Concordance |
The day following [1887] Jesus [2424] would [2309] go forth [1831] into [1519] Galilee [1056], and [2532] findeth [2147] Philip [5376], and [2532] saith [3004] unto him [846], Follow [190] me [3427]. |
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King James |
The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. |
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] |
would go . . . into Galilee--for from His baptism He had sojourned in Judea (showing that the calling at the Sea of Galilee [Mat 4:18] was a subsequent one, see on Luk 5:1).
Follow me--the first express call given, the former three having come to Him spontaneously. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Would go forth - Was about to go.
Into Galilee - He was now in Judea, where he went to be baptized by John. He was now about to return to his native country.
Findeth Philip - This does not refer to his calling these disciples to be "apostles," for that took place at the Sea of Tiberias Mat 4:18, but it refers to their being. convinced that he was the Christ. This is the object of this evangelist, to show how and when they were convinced of this. Matthew states the time and occasion in which they were called to be "apostles;" John, the time in which they first became acquainted with Jesus, and were convinced that he was the Messiah. There is, therefore, no contradiction in the evangelists. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Jesus
The best texts omit.
Would go forth (ἠθέλησεν ἐξελθεῖν)
Rev., better, was minded to go. On the construction see on Mat 20:14. On the verb to be minded, see on Mat 1:19.
And findeth
Note the graphic interchange of tenses: was minded, findeth. The coordination of the two clauses, which by other writers would be placed in logical dependence, is characteristic of John. Even where there is a real inner dependence he uses only the simple connective particles. Compare Joh 2:13 sqq.
Philip
See on Mar 3:18. For hints of his character see Joh 6:5, Joh 6:7; Joh 12:21 sqq.; Joh 14:8, Joh 14:9.
Saith
The best texts insert Jesus: "And Jesus said unto him."
Follow (ἀκολούθει)
Often used in the New Testament with the special sense of following as a disciple or partisan. See Mat 4:20, Mat 4:22; Mat 9:9; Mar 1:18; Joh 8:12. Also with the meaning of cleaving steadfastly to one and conforming to his example. See Mat 10:38; Mat 16:24; Joh 12:26. The verb occurs but once outside of the writings of the Evangelists, Co1 10:4. It appears in the noun acolyte, or acolyth, or acolothist, a church-servant ranking next below a subdeacon, whose duty it was to trim the lamps, light the church, prepare the sacramental elements, etc. Under the Byzantine emperors the captain of the emperor's bodyguard was called Acolouthos, or the Follower. See Scott's "Count Robert of Paris." |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Philip - This apostle was a native of Bethsaida in Galilee. Eusebius says he was a married man, and had several daughters. Clemens Alexandrinus mentions it as a thing universally acknowledged that it was this apostle who, when commanded by our Lord to follow him, said, Let me first go and bury my father, Mat 8:21, Mat 8:22. Theodoret says he preached in the two Phrygias; and Eusebius says he was buried in Phrygia Pacatiana. He must not be confounded with Philip the deacon, spoken of Act 6:5. |
1 And [1161] it came to pass [1096], that, as [1722] the people [3793] pressed upon [1945] him [846] to hear [191] the word [3056] of God [2316], [2532] he [846] stood [2258] [2476] by [3844] the lake [3041] of Gennesaret [1082],
18 And [1161] Jesus [2424], walking [4043] by [3844] the sea [2281] of Galilee [1056], saw [1492] two [1417] brethren [80], Simon [4613] called [3004] Peter [4074], and [2532] Andrew [406] his [846] brother [80], casting [906] a net [293] into [1519] the sea [2281]: for [1063] they were [2258] fishers [231].
18 And [1161] Jesus [2424], walking [4043] by [3844] the sea [2281] of Galilee [1056], saw [1492] two [1417] brethren [80], Simon [4613] called [3004] Peter [4074], and [2532] Andrew [406] his [846] brother [80], casting [906] a net [293] into [1519] the sea [2281]: for [1063] they were [2258] fishers [231].
4 And [2532] did [4095] all [3956] drink [4095] the same [846] spiritual [4152] drink [4188]: for [1063] they drank [4095] of [1537] that spiritual [4152] Rock [4073] that followed them [190]: and [1161] that Rock [4073] was [2258] Christ [5547].
26 If [1437] any man [5100] serve [1247] me [1698], let him follow [190] me [1698]; and [2532] where [3699] I [1473] am [1510], there [1563] shall [2071] also [2532] my [1699] servant [1249] be [2071]: [2532] if [1437] any man [5100] serve [1247] me [1698], him [846] will [5091] my Father [3962] honour [5091].
24 Then [5119] said [2036] Jesus [2424] unto his [846] disciples [3101], If any [1536] man will [2309] come [2064] after [3694] me [3450], let him deny [533] himself [1438], and [2532] take up [142] his [846] cross [4716], and [2532] follow [190] me [3427].
38 And [2532] he [3739] that taketh [2983] not [3756] his [846] cross [4716], and [2532] followeth [190] after [3694] me [3450], is [2076] not [3756] worthy [514] of me [3450].
12 Then [3767] spake [2980] Jesus [2424] again [3825] unto them [846], saying [3004], I [1473] am [1510] the light [5457] of the world [2889]: he that followeth [190] me [1698] shall [4043] not [3364] walk [4043] in [1722] darkness [4653], but [235] shall have [2192] the light [5457] of life [2222].
18 And [2532] straightway [2112] they forsook [863] their [846] nets [1350], and followed [190] him [846].
9 And as [2532] Jesus [2424] passed forth [3855] from thence [1564], he saw [1492] a man [444], named [3004] Matthew [3156], sitting [2521] at [1909] the receipt of custom [5058]: and [2532] he saith [3004] unto him [846], Follow [190] me [3427]. And [2532] he arose [450], and followed [190] him [846].
22 And [1161] they immediately [2112] left [863] the ship [4143] and [2532] their [846] father [3962], and followed [190] him [846].
20 And [1161] they straightway [2112] left [863] their nets [1350], and followed [190] him [846].
9 Jesus [2424] saith [3004] unto him [846], Have I been [1510] so long [5118] time [5550] with [3326] you [5216], and yet [2532] hast thou [1097] not [3756] known [1097] me [3165], Philip [5376]? he that hath seen [3708] me [1691] hath seen [3708] the Father [3962]; and [2532] how [4459] sayest [3004] thou [4771] then, Shew [1166] us [2254] the Father [3962]?
8 Philip [5376] saith [3004] unto him [846], Lord [2962], shew [1166] us [2254] the Father [3962], and [2532] it sufficeth [714] us [2254].
21 The same [3778] came [4334] therefore [3767] to Philip [5376], which was of [575] Bethsaida [966] of Galilee [1056], and [2532] desired [2065] him [846], saying [3004], Sir [2962], we would [2309] see [1492] Jesus [2424].
7 Philip [5376] answered [611] him [846], Two hundred [1250] pennyworth [1220] of bread [740] is [714] not [3756] sufficient [714] for them [846], that [2443] every one [1538] of them [846] may take [2983] a [5100] little [1024].
5 When Jesus [2424] then [3767] lifted up [1869] his eyes [3788], and [2532] saw [2300] [3754] a great [4183] company [3793] come [2064] unto [4314] him [846], he saith [3004] unto [4314] Philip [5376], Whence [4159] shall we buy [59] bread [740], that [2443] these [3778] may eat [5315]?
18 And [2532] Andrew [406], and [2532] Philip [5376], and [2532] Bartholomew [918], and [2532] Matthew [3156], and [2532] Thomas [2381], and [2532] James [2385] the son [3588] of Alphaeus [256], and [2532] Thaddaeus [2280], and [2532] Simon [4613] the Canaanite [2581],
13 And [2532] the Jews [2453]' passover [3957] was [2258] at hand [1451], and [2532] Jesus [2424] went up [305] to [1519] Jerusalem [2414],
19 Then [1161] Joseph [2501] her [846] husband [435], being [5607] a just [1342] man, and [2532] not [3361] willing [2309] to make [3856] her [846] a publick example [3856], was minded [1014] to put [630] her [846] away [630] privily [2977].
14 Take [142] that thine [4674] is, and [2532] go thy way [5217]: [1161] I will [2309] give [1325] unto this [5129] last [2078], even [2532] as [5613] unto thee [4671].
5 And [2532] the saying [3056] pleased [700] [1799] the whole [3956] multitude [4128]: and [2532] they chose [1586] Stephen [4736], a man [435] full [4134] of faith [4102] and [2532] of the Holy [40] Ghost [4151], and [2532] Philip [5376], and [2532] Prochorus [4402], and [2532] Nicanor [3527], and [2532] Timon [5096], and [2532] Parmenas [3937], and [2532] Nicolas [3532] a proselyte [4339] of Antioch [491]:
22 But [1161] Jesus [2424] said [2036] unto him [846], Follow [190] me [3427]; and [2532] let [863] the dead [3498] bury [2290] their [1438] dead [3498].
21 And [1161] another [2087] of his [846] disciples [3101] said [2036] unto him [846], Lord [2962], suffer [2010] me [3427] first [4412] to go [565] and [2532] bury [2290] my [3450] father [3962].