John 1:48

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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.›

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  • John 2:25 : 25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.
  • Isa 65:24 : 24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
  • Matt 6:6 : 6 ‹But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.›
  • Ps 139:1-2 : 1 ¶ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known [me]. 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
  • Rev 2:18-19 : 18 ¶ ‹And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet› [are] ‹like fine brass;› 19 ‹I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last› [to be] ‹more than the first.›
  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
  • 1 Cor 14:25 : 25 And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on [his] face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
  • Gen 32:24-30 : 24 ¶ And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. 25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. 26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. 27 And he said unto him, What [is] thy name? And he said, Jacob. 28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. 29 And Jacob asked [him], and said, Tell [me], I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore [is] it [that] thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there. 30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

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    49Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

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    51And 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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    42And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, ‹Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas,› which is by interpretation, A stone.

    43¶ The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, ‹Follow me.›

    44Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

    45Philip 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.

    46And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

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  • John 3:9-11
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    9Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

    10Jesus answered and said unto him, ‹Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?›

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    19And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, ‹Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever.› And presently the fig tree withered away.

    20And when the disciples saw [it], they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!

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    30And Philip ran thither to [him], and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

    31And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.

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    29¶ And he spake to them a parable; ‹Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;›

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  • 37And Jesus said unto him, ‹Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.›

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    1¶ There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

    2The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

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    20And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

    21And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.

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    56‹Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw› [it], ‹and was glad.›

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    21The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.

    22Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.

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  • 34Jesus answered him, ‹Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?›

  • 10In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree.

  • 37¶ And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

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  • 5When Jesus then lifted up [his] eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, ‹Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?›

  • 10And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, [and] reign over us.

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  • 45‹And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.›

  • 31And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

  • 24And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.

  • 35Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

  • 30Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.