Nathanael responded:
“Master, you are the Son of God! You are the king of Israel!”
Commentaries
1:35 - 1:51
Jesus Calls His First Disciples.
After the resurrection, following Jesus means trusting in Him, continuing His work, and fulfilling His mission. These are the main features of this account:
1. Every call in the Church comes from Jesus (38ff; 42ff.47-51).
2. The power of testimony: the newly called disciples, in turn, invite others through their witness of messianic faith. Faith in Jesus is contagious; it cannot be contained or limited.
3. Joy in discovering Jesus as the Messiah. This joy that fills the apostles’ hearts is shown in the repeated use of the Greek verb ‘eurekamen’: “we have found him!”
Commentaries
Jesus Calls His First Disciples.
After the resurrection, following Jesus means trusting in Him, continuing His work, and fulfilling His mission. These are the main features of this account:
1. Every call in the Church comes from Jesus (38ff; 42ff.47-51).
2. The power of testimony: the newly called disciples, in turn, invite others through their witness of messianic faith. Faith in Jesus is contagious; it cannot be contained or limited.
3. Joy in discovering Jesus as the Messiah. This joy that fills the apostles’ hearts is shown in the repeated use of the Greek verb ‘eurekamen’: “we have found him!”