He said to him, "Most assuredly, I tell you, hereafter you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."
      (4.) Christ hereupon raises the hopes and expectations of Nathanael to something further and greater than all this, John 1:50; John 1:51. Christ is very tender of young converts, and will encourage good beginnings, though weak, Matthew 12:20.