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43 The next day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee. He found Philip and told him, "Follow me!"
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The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.”
44 (Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter.)
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Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.
45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the man whom Moses wrote about in his teachings and whom the prophets wrote about. He is Jesus, son of Joseph, from the city of Nazareth."
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Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
46 Nathanael said to Philip, "Can anything good come from Nazareth?" Philip told him, "Come and see!"
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“Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and remarked, "Here is a true Israelite who is sincere."
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When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”
48 Nathanael asked Jesus, "How do you know anything about me?" Jesus answered him, "I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you."
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“How do you know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.”
49 Nathanael said to Jesus, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the king of Israel!"
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Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.”
50 Jesus replied, "You believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that."
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Jesus said, “You believebecause I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.”
51 Jesus said to Nathanael, "I can guarantee this truth: You will see the sky open and God's angels going up and coming down to the Son of Man."
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He then added, “Very truly I tell you,youwill see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on’the Son of Man.”
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