John 12:22

22 Philip told Andrew, and then Andrew and Philip told Jesus.

John 12:22 Meaning and Commentary

John 12:22

Philip cometh and telleth Andrew
The request the Greeks made to him, and this he did, that he might have his advice in this matter; and that not only because he might be a senior man as well as apostle, but because he was of the same town, and might know these men as well as Philip:

and again, Andrew and Philip told Jesus;
after they had consulted together, whether it was proper or not, to move this thing to their master; since he had forbid them going in the way of the Gentiles, they agreed to acquaint him with it, that he might do his pleasure.

John 12:22 In-Context

20 There were some Greek people, too, who came to Jerusalem to worship at the Passover Feast.
21 They went to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said, "Sir, we would like to see Jesus."
22 Philip told Andrew, and then Andrew and Philip told Jesus.
23 Jesus said to them, "The time has come for the Son of Man to receive his glory.
24 I tell you the truth, a grain of wheat must fall to the ground and die to make many seeds. But if it never dies, it remains only a single seed.
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