1:43-51 Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael
Passage: John 1:43-51 (BSB)
43 The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, "Follow Me."
44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
46 "Can anything good come from Nazareth?" Nathanael asked. "Come and see," said Philip.
47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, "Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit."
48 "How do You know me?" Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, "Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree."
49 "Rabbi," Nathanael answered, "You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"
50 Jesus said to him, "Do you believe just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these."
51 Then He declared, "Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."
Cross-References
| Verse | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| 43 | Matthew 9:9; John 12:21 |
| 44 | John 12:21; Mark 6:45 |
| 45 | Deuteronomy 18:15-18; Luke 24:27; Isaiah 9:6; Matthew 1:16 |
| 46 | Matthew 2:23; John 7:41-52; John 1:39 |
| 47 | Genesis 32:28; Psalm 32:2; Romans 9:6 |
| 48 | John 2:24-25; Psalm 139:1-4 |
| 49 | Matthew 16:16; John 20:28; Psalm 2:7; Zephaniah 3:15 |
| 50 | John 14:12; John 20:29 |
| 51 | Genesis 28:12; Daniel 7:13-14; Matthew 26:64 |
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