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Selected Verse: John 1:50 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 1:50 |
Strong Concordance |
Jesus [2424] answered [611] and [2532] said [2036] unto him [846], Because [3754] I said [2036] unto thee [4671], I saw [1492] thee [4571] under [5270] the fig tree [4808], believest thou [4100]? thou shalt see [3700] greater things [3187] than these [5130]. |
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King James |
Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Because I said, &c.--"So quickly convinced, and on this evidence only?"--an expression of admiration. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Greater things - Fuller proof of his Messiahship, particularly what is mentioned in the following verse. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Under the fig tree (ὑπὸ τῆς συκῆς)
Compare Joh 1:48. Here the same preposition is used with the genitive case, indicating rest, without the suggestion of withdrawal to.
Believest thou?
Rightly so, though some render affirmatively, thou believest. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Because I said - I saw thee, etc. - As thou hast credited my Divine mission on this simple proof, that I saw thee when and where no human eye, placed where mine was, could see thee, thy faith shall not rest merely upon this, for thou shalt see greater things than these - more numerous and express proofs of my eternal power and Godhead. |
48 Nathanael [3482] saith [3004] unto him [846], Whence [4159] knowest thou [1097] me [3165]? Jesus [2424] answered [611] and [2532] said [2036] unto him [846], Before [4253] that Philip [5376] called [5455] thee [4571], when thou wast [5607] under [5259] the fig tree [4808], I saw [1492] thee [4571].