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48 Nathanael asked him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip summoned you, when you were under the fig tree,[a] I saw you.” 49 Nathanael said to him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel.” 50 Jesus responded, “Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than that.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:48 Under the fig tree: a phrase signifying Messianic peace (see Mic 4:4; Zec 3:10).