"Well," said Philip, "come and see Jesus for yourself."
Jesus had never seen Nathanael before, but as he drew near, Jesus said to those who were standing by:
"Look! here comes a true Israelite, a man of God, one whose heart has in it nothing evil."
Nathanael was greatly surprised at these words of Jesus. He said,
"How is it that you know me?"
"Before Philip spoke to you," answered Jesus, "while you were standing under the fig tree, I saw you."
"Teacher," said Nathanael, "you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel."
Jesus said:
"Do you believe because I said, 'I saw you underneath the fig tree?' You will yet see greater things than these. In truth, I say to you that you shall see the heaven opened and the angels of God going up and coming down upon the Son of Man."
By "the Son of Man," Jesus meant himself. He used those words to show that while he was "the Son of God," he was also a man among men.