John 1:49

"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.”"

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From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 49. Rabbi. Master. Applied appropriately to Jesus, and to no one else, Mt 23:10. The Son of God . By this title he doubtless meant that he was the Messiah. His conscience told him that he had judged right of his character, and that therefore he must know the heart and the desires of the mind. If so, he could not be a mere man, but must be the long-expected Messiah. The King of Israel. This was one of the titles by which the Messiah was expected, and this was the title which was affixed to his cross, Joh 19:18. This case of Nathanael John adduces as another evidence that Jesus was the Christ.

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