Juan 1:44

44 Felipe era de Betsaida, el pueblo natal de Andrés y Pedro.

Juan 1:44 Meaning and Commentary

John 1:44

Now Philip was of Bethsaida
A town on the lake of Gennesaret, afterwards made a city by Philip the tetrarch, and called Julias, after the name of Caesar's daughter ^F13: it was a fishing town, and had its name from thence; and the disciples that were of it, were of this business:

the city of Andrew and Peter;
or "Simon", as read the Syriac and Persic versions: three apostles were called out of this place, as mean, and wicked, as it was; see ( Matthew 11:21 ) ; which was no small honour to it: it is a saying of the Jews ^F14, that

``a man's place (his native place) does not honour him, but a man honours his place.''

This was the case here.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 Joseph. Antiqu. l. 18. c. 3.
F14 T. Bab. Taanith, fol. 21. 2.

Juan 1:44 In-Context

42 Luego Andrés llevó a Simón, para que conociera a Jesús. Jesús miró fijamente a Simón y le dijo:
(que significa «Pedro»
).

43 Al día siguiente, Jesús decidió ir a Galilea. Encontró a Felipe y le dijo:

44 Felipe era de Betsaida, el pueblo natal de Andrés y Pedro.

45 Felipe fue a buscar a Natanael y le dijo:
—¡Hemos encontrado a aquel de quien Moisés
y los profetas escribieron! Se llama Jesús, el hijo de José, de Nazaret.

46 —¡Nazaret! —exclamó Natanael—. ¿Acaso puede salir algo bueno de Nazaret?
—Ven y compruébalo tú mismo —le respondió Felipe.