KJV 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.
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John 1:50
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jesus said to him, “Do you believe just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.”
WEB World English Bible
Jesus answered him, “Because I told you, ‘I saw you underneath the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these!”
ASV American Standard Version
Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee underneath the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, thou dost believe; greater things than these thou shalt see;’
Surrounding context — John 1
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
48 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.
49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
50 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.
51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
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ἈπεκρίθηG611 · apokrinōto answerἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusκαὶG2532 · kaiandεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτῷ·G846 · autosit/s/heὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatεἶπόνG2036 · eiponto sayσοιG4771 · suyouὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatεἶδόνG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandσεG4771 · suyouὑποκάτωG5270 · hupokatōunderτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoσυκῆς,G4808 · sukēfig treeπιστεύεις;G4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)μείζωG3173 · megasgreatτούτωνG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itὄψῃ.G3708 · horaōto see: see
Cross-references
John 20:29Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed [are] they that have not seen, and [yet] have believed.John 11:40Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?Luke 1:45And blessed [is] she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.Matthew 25:29For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.Matthew 13:12For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.Luke 7:9When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
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