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John 1:50

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.

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ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himὍτιhotiBecauseὅτιconjunction — “Because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.Becauseεἶπόνeiponto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).I saidσοιsoiunto theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “unto thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto theeὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.εἶδόνeidonseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).I sawσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeὑποκάτωhupokatōunderὑποκάτωpreposition — “under”G5270underneath, below, under.underτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.συκῆςsukēsfig treeσυκῆ (sukē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “fig tree”, the of-formG4808a fig-tree.the fig treeπιστεύειςpisteueisbelievest thouπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “believest thou”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.believest thouμείζωmeizōgreatμέγας (megas)adjective, comparative, accusative, plural, neuter — “great”, the object formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.τούτωνtoutōnthan theseοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “than these”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.than theseὄψῃopsēto seeὁράω (horaō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person singular — “to see”, an action still aheadG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Jesus answered and said to him, 'Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, thou dost believe; greater things than these thou shalt see;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee underneath the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jesus answered and said to him, 'Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, thou dost believe; greater things than these thou shalt see;'

World English Bible

Jesus answered him, “ Because I told you , ‘ I saw you underneath the fig tree ,’ do you believe ? You will see greater things than these !”

Darby Translation

Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, believest thou? Thou shalt see greater things than these.

Douay-Rheims

Jesus answered, and said to him: Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, thou believest: greater things than these shalt thou see.

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