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John 1:48

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

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  1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“were”) which is understood as temporal

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.

Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.

“Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you,” Jesus answered.

NLTNew Living Translation

“How do you know about me?” Nathanael asked.

Jesus replied, “I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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.