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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on John 12:22

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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Philip . . . telleth Andrew--As follow townsmen of Bethsaida (Joh 1:44), these two seem to have drawn to each other. Andrew and Philip tell Jesus--The minuteness of these details, while they add to the graphic force of the narrative, serves to prepare us for something important to come out of this introduction.
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