John 1:43-51

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

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.”

46 “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.

47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”

48 “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 Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.”

50 Jesus said, “You believe^[a] because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.”

51 He then added, “Very truly I tell you,^[b] you^[c] will see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on’^[d] the Son of Man.”

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 10:3; John 6:5-7; John 12:21,22; John 14:8,9
• 2. S Matthew 4:19
• 3. S Matthew 11:21; John 12:21
• 4. John 21:2
• 5. S Luke 24:27
• 6. S Luke 24:27
• 7. Matthew 2:23; S Mark 1:24
• 8. Luke 3:23
• 9. Jn 7:41,42,52
• 10. Romans 9:4,6
• 11. Psalms 32:2
• 12. ver 38; S Matthew 23:7
• 13. ver 34; S Matthew 4:3
• 14. S Matthew 2:2; Matthew 27:42; John 12:13
• 15. S Matthew 3:16
• 16. Genesis 28:12
• 17. S Matthew 8:20

Footnotes

• [a] Or "Do you believe … ?"
• [b] The Greek is plural.
• [c] The Greek is plural.
• [d] Gen. 28:12