John 1:48

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Nathanael said to him, Where did you get knowledge of me? In answer Jesus said, Before Philip was talking with you, while you were still under the fig-tree, I saw you.

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  • John 2:25 : 25 He had no need for any witness about man; for he himself had knowledge of what was in man.
  • Isa 65:24 : 24 And before they make their request I will give an answer, and while they are still making prayer to me, I will give ear.
  • Matt 6:6 : 6 But when you make your prayer, go into your private room, and, shutting the door, say a prayer to your Father in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.
  • Ps 139:1-2 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> O Lord, you have knowledge of me, searching out all my secrets. 2 You have knowledge when I am seated and when I get up, you see my thoughts from far away.
  • Rev 2:18-19 : 18 And to the angel of the church in Thyatira say: These things says the Son of God, whose eyes are like a flame of fire, and his feet like polished brass: 19 I have knowledge of your works, and your love and faith and help and strength in trouble, and that your last works are more than the first.
  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.
  • 1 Cor 14:25 : 25 The secrets of his heart are made clear; and he will go down on his face and give worship to God, saying that God is truly among you.
  • Gen 32:24-30 : 24 Then Jacob was by himself; and a man was fighting with him till dawn. 25 But when the man saw that he was not able to overcome Jacob, he gave him a blow in the hollow part of his leg, so that his leg was damaged. 26 And he said to him, Let me go now, for the dawn is near. But Jacob said, I will not let you go till you have given me your blessing. 27 Then he said, What is your name? And he said, Jacob. 28 And he said, Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel: for in your fight with God and with men you have overcome. 29 Then Jacob said, What is your name? And he said, What is my name to you? Then he gave him a blessing. 30 And Jacob gave that place the name of Peniel, saying, I have seen God face to face, and still I am living.

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    49Nathanael said to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are King of Israel!

    50In answer Jesus said to him, You have faith because I said to you, I saw you under the fig-tree. You will see greater things than these.

    51And he said to him, Truly I say to you all, You will see heaven opening and God's angels going up and coming down on the Son of man.

  • John 1:42-47
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    42And he took him to Jesus. Looking at him fixedly Jesus said, You are Simon, the son of John; your name will be Cephas (which is to say, Peter).

    43The day after this, Jesus had a desire to go into Galilee. He came across Philip and said to him, Come and be my disciple.

    44Now Philip's town was Beth-saida, where Andrew and Peter came from.

    45Philip came across Nathanael and said to him, We have made a discovery! It is he of whom Moses, in the law, and the prophets were writing, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

    46Nazareth! said Nathanael, Is it possible for any good to come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see.

    47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him and said of him, See, here is a true son of Israel in whom there is nothing false.

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    13And seeing a fig-tree in the distance with leaves, he went to see if by chance it had anything on it: and when he came to it, he saw nothing but leaves, for it was not the time for the fruit.

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    9And Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for these things to be?

    10And Jesus, answering, said, Are you the teacher of Israel and have no knowledge of these things?

    11Truly, I say to you, We say that of which we have knowledge; we give witness of what we have seen; and you do not take our witness to be true.

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    19And seeing a fig-tree by the wayside, he came to it, and saw nothing on it but leaves only; and he said to it, Let there be no fruit from you from this time forward for ever. And straight away the fig-tree became dry and dead.

    20And when the disciples saw it they were surprised, saying, How did the fig-tree become dry in so short a time?

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    30And Philip, running up to him, saw that he was reading Isaiah the prophet, and said to him, Is the sense of what you are reading clear to you?

    31And he said, How is that possible when I have no guide? And he made Philip get up by his side.

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    39He said to them, Come and see. They went with him then and saw where he was living; and they were with him all that day: it was then about the tenth hour of the day.

  • Luke 21:29-30
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    29And he made a story for them: See the fig-tree, and all the trees;

    30When they put out their young leaves, you take note of it, and it is clear to you that summer is coming.

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  • John 9:37
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    37Jesus said to him, You have seen him; it is he who is talking to you.

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    20And when they were going by in the morning, they saw the fig-tree dead from the roots.

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    29Come and see a man who has been talking to me of everything I ever did! Is it possible that this is the Christ?

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    56Your father Abraham was full of joy at the hope of seeing my day: he saw it and was glad.

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    32Now take an example from the fig-tree: when her branch has become soft and puts out its leaves, you are certain that the summer is near;

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    28Take an example from the fig-tree: when its branches become soft and put out their leaves, you see that the summer is near;

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    37Hearing what he said, the two disciples went after Jesus.

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    10Then the trees said to the fig-tree, You come and be king over us.

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    35So Philip, starting from this writing, gave him the good news about Jesus.

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    30Now we are certain that you have knowledge of all things and have no need for anyone to put questions to you: through this we have faith that you came from God.