John 1:48 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
Nathanael saith to him: Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered, and said to him: Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
Nathanael said to him, “From where do you know me?” Jesus responded and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
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.”
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
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.”
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
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.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
BSB Berean Standard Bible
“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
LSV Literal Standard Version
Nathanael says to Him, “From where do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip’s calling you, being under the fig tree, I saw you.”
Read in context · Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/englsv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darby Darby Translation
Nathanael says to him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
Nathanael saith to him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
Nathanael sayde vnto him, Whence knewest thou mee? Iesus answered, and sayd vnto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast vnder the figge tree, I sawe thee.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
Nathaniel said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
Read in context · Unlocked Literal Bible. Copyright © 2017 Door43 World Missions Community. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engULB/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
Nathanael sayd vnto him: where knewest thou me? Iesus answered and sayde vnto him: Before that Philip called the when thou wast vnder the fygge tree I sawe the.
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
Nathanael saith to him, 'Whence me dost thou know?' Jesus answered and said to him, 'Before Philip's calling thee — thou being under the fig-tree — I saw thee.'
FBV Free Bible Version
“How do you know who I am?” Nathanael asked. “I saw you there under the fig tree, before Philip called you,” Jesus replied.
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
Nathanael said to him, Where did you get knowledge of me? In answer Jesus said, Before Philip was talking with you, while you were still under the fig-tree, I saw you.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Nathanaél le dixo: ¿De dónde me conoces? Respondió Jesús, y le dixo: Antes que Phelipe te llamára, quando estabas debaxo de la higuera, te ví.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Dícele Natanael: ¿De dónde me conoces? Respondió Jesús, y díjole: Antes que Felipe te llamara, cuando estabas debajo de la higuera te vi.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Natanael le preguntó: ―¿De dónde me conoces? ―Te vi cuando aún estabas debajo de la higuera, antes que Felipe te llamara.
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Natanael le preguntó: ¿Cómo me conoces? Jesús respondió: Antes que Felipe [te] llamara, cuando estabas debajo de la higuera, [te] vi.
Read in context · Palabra de Dios para ti © 2020 Asociación Bíblica Latinoamericana. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spapddpt/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
“¿Cómo sabes quien soy yo?” preguntó Natanael. “Te vi bajo aquella higuera, antes que Felipe te llamara”, respondió Jesús.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Natanael le preguntó: ¿De dónde me conoces? Jesús le respondió: Antes de que Felipe te llamara, cuando estabas debajo de la higuera, te vi.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
εἶδεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὸν Ναθαναὴλ ἐρχόμενον πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ λέγει περὶ αὐτοῦ· ἴδε ἀληθῶς Ἰσραηλίτης, ἐν ᾧ δόλος οὐκ ἔστι.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
λεγει αυτω ναθαναηλ· ποθεν με γινωσκεις; απεκριθη ιησους και ειπεν αυτω· προ του σε φιλιππον φωνησαι, οντα υπο την συκην ειδον σε.
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Λέγει αὐτῷ Ναθαναήλ, Πόθεν με γινώσκεις; Ἀπεκρίθη ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Πρὸ τοῦ σε Φίλιππον φωνῆσαι, ὄντα ὑπὸ τὴν συκῆν, εἶδόν σε.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
λεγει αυτω ναθαναηλ ποθεν με γινωσκεισ απεκριθη ιησουσ και ειπεν αυτω προ του σε φιλιππον φωνησαι οντα υπο την συκην ειδον σε
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
λέγει αὐτῷ Ναθαναήλ Πόθεν με γινώσκεις; ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Πρὸ τοῦ σε Φίλιππον φωνῆσαι ὄντα ὑπὸ τὴν συκῆν εἶδόν σε.
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
λέγει αὐτῷ Ναθαναήλ· Πόθεν με γινώσκεις; ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Πρὸ τοῦ σε Φίλιππον φωνῆσαι ὄντα ὑπὸ τὴν συκῆν εἶδόν σε.
Read in context · The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition. Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/grcsbl/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Dicit ei Nathanaël: Unde me nosti? Respondit Jesus, et dixit ei: Priusquam te Philippus vocavit, cum esses sub ficu, vidi te.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Глаго́ла є҆мꙋ̀ наѳана́илъ: ка́кѡ мѧ̀ зна́еши; Ѿвѣща̀ і҆и҃съ и҆ речѐ є҆мꙋ̀: пре́жде да́же не возгласѝ тебѐ фїлі́ппъ, сꙋ́ща под̾ смоко́вницею ви́дѣхъ тѧ̀.
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Нафанаил говорит Ему: почему Ты знаешь меня? Иисус сказал ему в ответ: прежде нежели позвал тебя Филипп, когда ты был под смоковницею, Я видел тебя.
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Λέγει προς αυτόν ο Ναθαναήλ· Πόθεν με γινώσκεις; Απεκρίθη ο Ιησούς και είπε προς αυτόν· Πριν ο Φίλιππος σε φωνάξη, όντα υποκάτω της συκής, είδόν σε.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
Рече Му Натанаило: Како ме познајеш? Одговори Исус и рече му: Пре него те позва Филип видех те кад беше под смоквом.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
Reče Mu Natanailo: Kako me poznaješ? Odgovori Isus i reče mu: Pre nego te pozva Filip videh te kad beše pod smokvom.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
قَالَ لَهُ نَثَنَائِيلُ: «مِنْ أَيْنَ تَعْرِفُنِي؟». أَجَابَ يَسُوعُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «قَبْلَ أَنْ دَعَاكَ فِيلُبُّسُ وَأَنْتَ تَحْتَ ٱلتِّينَةِ، رَأَيْتُكَ».
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC