John 1:48

48 Nathanael said to him, “How ¹do you know me? ” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you. ”

John 1:48 In-Context

46 Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth? ” Philip said to him, “Come and see. ”

47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit! ”

48 Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me? ” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you. ”

49 Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel! ”

50 Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree, ’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these. ”

Cross References

• 1. 1:48 ch. 2:24, 25