John 1:48

Natan'el says to him, How do you have da'as of me? In reply, Yehoshua said to him, Before you received your kri'ah (call) from Philippos, while you were beneath the etz hate'enah + 1:48 Mic 4:4; Zech 3:10 (fig tree), I watched you.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.

In Context

47Yehoshua saw Natan'el coming to him, and he says, Hinei a genuine Ben Yisroel, in whom is no MIRMAH (deceit). + 1:47 Ps 32:2; Zeph 3:13; Isa 53:9

49In reply, Natan'el said to him, Rebbe, you are the Ben HaElohim, + 1:49 2Sm 7:14; Ps 2:7; 89:26-27 the Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach of Yisroel.

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Cross References

Genesis 32:24And he took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over [all] that he had.

Isaiah 65:24And it shall come to pass, 1 that before they call, I will answer; 1 and while they are yet medaberim (speaking), I will hear. 1

John 2:25And he had no need that anyone should give solemn edut (testimony) about them, + 2:25 Isa 11:3 for he knew what was in Bnei Adam. + 2:25 Dt 31:21; 1Kgs 8:39

1 Corinthians 14:25What is hiding in his lev (heart) becomes manifest, and, having fallen on his face, he worships Hashem, declaring that G-d is among you. + 14:25 Zech 8:23; Isa 45:14; Dan 2:47

Matthew Henry on John 1:44-51

The Call of Philip and Nathanael. 43 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. 44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. 46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him,… Read the whole commentary →

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