John 1:48

1:48 Nathanael asked him, “How do you know me?” Jesus replied, ¹  “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, ²  I saw you.”

John 12:17

12:17 So the crowd who had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead were continuing to testify about it. ³ 

John 19:13

19:13 When Pilate heard these words he brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat ⁴  in the place called “The Stone Pavement” ⁵  (Gabbatha in ⁶  Aramaic). ⁷ 

John 21:2

21:2 Simon Peter, Thomas ⁸  (called Didymus), ⁹  Nathanael ¹⁰  (who was from Cana ¹¹  in Galilee), the sons ¹²  of Zebedee, ¹³  and two other disciples ¹⁴  of his were together.

[1:48]  ¹ tn Grk “answered and said to him.” This is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation to “replied.”

[1:48]  ² sn Many have speculated about what Nathanael was doing under the fig tree. Meditating on the Messiah who was to come? A good possibility, since the fig tree was used as shade for teaching or studying by the later rabbis (Ecclesiastes Rabbah 5:11). Also, the fig tree was symbolic for messianic peace and plenty (Mic 4:4, Zech 3:10.)

[12:17]  ³ tn The word “it” is not included in the Greek text. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from the context.

[19:13]  ⁵ tn Or “the judge’s seat.”

[19:13]  ⁶ sn The precise location of the place called ‘The Stone Pavement’ is still uncertain, although a paved court on the lower level of the Fortress Antonia has been suggested. It is not certain whether it was laid prior to a.d. 135, however.

[19:13]  ⁷ tn Grk “in Hebrew.”

[19:13]  ⁸ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

[21:2]  ⁷ tn Grk “and Thomas.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements of a series.

[21:2]  ⁸ sn Didymus means “the twin” in Greek.

[21:2]  ⁹ tn Grk “and Nathanael.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements of a series.

[21:2]  ¹⁰ map For location see Map1 C3; Map2 D2; Map3 C5.

[21:2]  ¹¹ tn Grk “and the sons.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements of a series.

[21:2]  ¹² sn The sons of Zebedee were James and John.

[21:2]  ¹³ sn The two other disciples who are not named may have been Andrew and Philip, who are mentioned together in John 6:7-8 and 12:22.