John 1:50 - Forerunner Commentary

John 1:50

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

49 Nathanael answered and said to Him, “Rabbi, ^aYou are the Son of God! You are ^bthe King of Israel!”

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

51 And He said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, ^ahereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”

Verse Comparison: John 1:50

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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.

Amplified® Bible
Jesus replied, Because I said to you, I saw you beneath the fig tree, do you believe in {and} rely on {and} trust in Me? You shall see greater things than this!

Contemporary English Version
Jesus answered, "Did you believe me just because I said that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see something even greater.

Darby English Version
Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, believest thou? Thou shalt see greater things than these.

Good News Bible
Jesus said, "Do you believe just because I told you I saw you when you were under the fig tree? You will see much greater things than this!"

International Standard Version
Jesus said to him, "Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than that."

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.

New American Standard Bible
Jesus answered and said to him, "Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these."

New International Version
Jesus said, "You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You shall see greater things than that."

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

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Jesus answered and said to him, "Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these."

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;'

New English Translation
Jesus said to him,¹ “Because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.”²

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