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43 The next day Jesus wanted to go into Galilee, and he found Philip. Jesus said to him,
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The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, "Follow me."
44 "Follow me."Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter.
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Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law and the Prophets: Jesus, Joseph's son, from Nazareth."
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Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth."
46 Nathanael responded, "Can anything from Nazareth be good?" Philip said, "Come and see."
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Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said about him, "Here is a genuine Israelite in whom there is no deceit."
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When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, "Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!"
48 Nathanael asked him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered, "Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree."
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Nathanael asked him, "Where did you get to know me?" Jesus answered, "I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you."
49 Nathanael replied, "Rabbi, you are God's Son. You are the king of Israel."
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Nathanael replied, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"
50 Jesus answered, "Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these!
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Jesus answered, "Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these."
51 I assure you that you will see heaven open and God's angels going up to heaven and down to earth on the Human One."
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And he said to him, "Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man."
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