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The Synoptics all declare that the Messiahship of Jesus was not revealed to his disciples until late in his ministry. Is this true?
John: It is not. It was known to them at the beginning of his ministry. Before Peter was called Andrew said, “We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ” ([i, 41]). On the following day Nathanael said to Jesus, “Thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel” ([49]).