Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

The next day [Jesus] decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, [He] told him,“Follow Me.” 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the [same] town as Andrew and Peter.

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Philip found Nathanael and told him,“We have found the [One] Moses wrote about in the Law, [ the One] the prophets [foretold] — Jesus of Nazareth, [the] son of Joseph.”

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“Can vvv anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked

“Come and see,” said Philip

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[When] Jesus saw Nathanael approaching He said of him,“Here [is] a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”

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“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked

Jesus replied“Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”

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“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered“You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

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Jesus said to him,“Do you believe just because I said to you,[fn] ‘I saw you under the fig tree’? You will see greater things than these.” 51 Then He declared“Truly, truly, I tell you, from now on[fn] you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”[fn] 2