Verse 48
John 1:48
New Living Translation
48
“How do you know about me?” Nathanael asked. Yashua (Jesus) replied, “I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you.”
Original Language Text
greek
λέγει αὐτῷ Ναθαναήλ· Πόθεν με γινώσκεις; ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Πρὸ τοῦ σε Φίλιππον φωνῆσαι ὄντα ὑπὸ τὴν συκῆν εἶδόν σε.
English Translation
Nathaniel says to him, "From where do you know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, while you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
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Chapter 1 Context
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In the beginning the Word already existed.<br>The Word was with God (Elohim),<br>and the Word was Go...
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He existed in the beginning with God (Elohim).<br>
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God (Elohim) created everything through him,<br>and nothing was created except through him.<br>
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The Word gave life to everything that was created,<br>and his life brought light to everyone.<br>
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The light shines in the darkness,<br>and the darkness can never extinguish it.<br>
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God (Elohim) sent a man, John the Baptist,
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to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.
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John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light.
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The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
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He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him.
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He came to his own people, and even they rejected him.
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But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God (Elohim).
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They are reborn — not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that c...
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So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness....
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John testified about him when he shouted to the crowds, “This is the one I was talking about when I...
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From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.
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For the law was given through Moses, but God (Elohim)’s unfailing love and faithfulness came through...
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No one has ever seen God (Elohim). But the unique One, who is himself God (Elohim), is near to the F...
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This was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Temple assistants from Jerusalem...
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He came right out and said, “I am not the Messiah.”
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“Well then, who are you?” they asked. “Are you Elijah?” “No,” he replied. “Are you the Prophet we ar...
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“Then who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you have to say about yourself?”
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John replied in the words of the prophet Isaiah: “I am a voice shouting in the wilderness,<br>‘Clear...
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Then the Pharisees who had been sent
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asked him, “If you aren’t the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet, what right do you have to baptize?”
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John told them, “I baptize with water, but right here in the crowd is someone you do not recognize.
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Though his ministry follows mine, I’m not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps of his sa...
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This encounter took place in Bethany, an area east of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing.
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The next day John saw Yashua (Jesus) coming toward him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God (Elohim) who...
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He is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘A man is coming after me who is far greater than I a...
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I did not recognize him as the Messiah, but I have been baptizing with water so that he might be rev...
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Then John testified, “I saw the Holy Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and resting upon him.
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I didn’t know he was the one, but when God (Elohim) sent me to baptize with water, he told me, ‘The...
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I saw this happen to Yashua (Jesus), so I testify that he is the Chosen One of God (Elohim). ”
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The following day John was again standing with two of his disciples.
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As Yashua (Jesus) walked by, John looked at him and declared, “Look! There is the Lamb of God (Elohi...
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When John’s two disciples heard this, they followed Yashua (Jesus).
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Yashua (Jesus) looked around and saw them following. “What do you want?” he asked them. They replied...
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“Come and see,” he said. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon when they went with him to the p...
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Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Yashu...
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Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means “Chri...
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Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Yashua (Jesus). Looking intently at Simon, Yashua (Jesus) said, “Y...
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The next day Yashua (Jesus) decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Come, follow...
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Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew and Peter’s hometown.
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Philip went to look for Nathanael and told him, “We have found the very person Moses and the prophet...
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“Nazareth!” exclaimed Nathanael. “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” “Come and see for yourself,...
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As they approached, Yashua (Jesus) said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel — a man of complete in...
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“How do you know about me?” Nathanael asked. Yashua (Jesus) replied, “I could see you under the fig...
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Then Nathanael exclaimed, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God (Elohim) — the King of Israel!”
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Yashua (Jesus) asked him, “Do you believe this just because I told you I had seen you under the fig...
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Then he said, “I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God (Elohim) goi...
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