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Joh 1:51. Ἀμὴν, ἀμήν, verily, verily) Matthew, Mark, and Luke, in the speeches of Jesus, are wont to set down ἀμήν once, John twice [repeating the word], upon which see Jac. Gaillius tr. de Filio hom. qu. 11, 12, p. 231-239. The others indeed do so too in those passages, which are not parallel; but yet even in parallels too, Mat 26:21; Mat 26:34 [ἀμήν, once]; Joh 13:21; Joh 13:38 [ἀμήν, twice]: whence it appears, that the Saviour either always used this prefatory affirmation, ἀμήν, once, or, as we rather think, always twice. At the time of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, it was not yet the seasonable time to record it [the double ἀμήν]: when John wrote, it was seasonable. But why [is it repeated] twice? Jesus spake in the name of the Father and in His own: add the note on 2Co 1:20 [The promises of God-are in Him, Amen]: and His Word is Truth with the Speaker and with believers; 1Jn 2:8 [A new commandment,-which thing is true in Him and in you]: [both] in substance and in words. Mat 5:37 “Let your communication be yea, yea; nay nay:” They are λόγοι ἀληθινοὶ καὶ πιστοὶ [words], faithful and true: comp. Rev 19:11 [He that sat upon the horse was called Faithful and True], This is a Hebrew epizeuxis, as Psa 41:13; Psa 89:52; Psa 72:19 [Amen and Amen]: as מאד מאד, very, very.-ὑμῖν, you) [Plur.] To thee and the rest.-ὄψεσθε, ye shall see) Answering to ὄψει, thou shalt see) Joh 1:50. Great faith, and [a decided] profession on the part of one, obtains even for others greater gifts.-τὸν οὐρανὸν ἀνεῳγότα, heaven open) i.e. Ye shall see the greatest signs, which are to show, that heaven is open. The Lord has descended scended from heaven, and now stays on [“versatur in,” walks familiarly on] earth: and thence His heavenly messengers will have much to do; for they will have to attend on their Lord.-ἀνεῳγότα, opened) The præterite, properly, comp. Mat 3:16, ἀνεῴχθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ οὐρανοί; and with [i.e. implying also] continuance to the time subsequent, Joh 3:13, “No man hath ascended up to heaven, but He that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven;” Act 7:56, [The dying Stephen] “I see the heavens opened;” Rev 11:12, “A great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud.”-τοὺς ἀγγέλους τοῦ Θεοῦ, the angels of God) The same beings, whom the Only-begotten Son of GOD has as His ministering servants.-ἀναβαίνοντας καὶ καταβαίνοντας, ascending and descending) Ascending is put in the first place: therefore there will be a staving of angels on earth. Jacob saw some such vision, Gen 28:12. How much more [shall] Israelites without guile under the New Testament [see it].-τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, the Son of man) See note on Mat 16:13.