John 1:48 meaning and explanation

“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”

John 1:48, Berean Standard Bible

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Philip has just brought Nathanael to Jesus, and Nathanael is skeptical because Jesus comes from Nazareth. Jesus greets him as a true Israelite without deceit, and Nathanael asks how Jesus could know him.

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