John 1:50

Jesus answered him, “Do yoʋ believe because I said to yoʋ, ‘I saw yoʋ under the fig tree’? Yoʋ will see greater things than these.”

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.

In Context

49Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, yoʋ are the Son of God! Yoʋ are the king of Israel!”

51Then he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before long you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

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Cross References

Matthew 13:12For whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

Luke 1:45Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has spoken to her will be fulfilled.”

John 11:40Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell yoʋ that if yoʋ believed yoʋ would see the glory of God?”

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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