John 1:43

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.”

John 1:43 in Other Translations

43 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him,Follow me.

43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me. ”

43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Come, follow me.”

43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. When he got there, he ran across Philip and said, "Come, follow me."

43 On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he findeth Philip: and Jesus saith unto him, Follow me.

43 The next day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee. He found Philip and told him, "Follow me!"

43 The next day He decided to leave for Galilee. Jesus found Philip and told him, "Follow Me!"

43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, "Follow me."

John 1:43 In-Context

41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ).

42 And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter ).

43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.”

44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.

45 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.”

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 10:3; John 6:5-7; John 12:21,22; John 14:8,9
• 2. S Matthew 4:19