john 1:48

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John 1:48

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”

— D.L. Moody
John 1:48
Verse 48 of 51

Scripture focus

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.

John 1:48KJV

Commentary

Commentary on John 1:48

Theological / Devotional

Whence knowest? Nathanael was startled to find that his life lay open like a book before Jesus.

Fig tree. In Palestine the fig and the olive were the favorite trees cultivated for their fruit. To “sit” under one’s “fig tree” meant to be at home and at peace (see Micah 4:4; Zech. 3:10; etc.).

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