• John 1:46-47

    John 1:46-47

    “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 of him, ‘Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!’             In this passage, we see Nathanael’s response to Phillip after he explains to Nathanael who Jesus… Read more

  • John 1:45

    John 1:45

    “Philip found Nathanael and said to him, ‘We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.’”             In the last passage we see that Jesus chooses Phillip and now we have Phillip reaching out to his friend Nathanael. This parallels what Andrew did when he found… Read more

  • John 1:43-44

    John 1:43-44

    “The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, ‘Follow me. ’Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.”                As we have seen before, Jesus is calling what will be known as the 12 disciples. He has already brought in Andrew and Simon, now… Read more

  • John 1:42

    John 1:42

    “He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, ‘You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas’ (which means Peter).”             In the previous verses we saw that Andrew ran to tell his brother that they had found the messiah. This is another gospel message just like the one… Read more

  • John 1:40-41

    John 1:40-41

    “One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, ‘We have found the Messiah’ (which means Christ).”             John shows in this passage the continuous multiplication of the gospel. It starts with the declaration from John the… Read more

  • John 1:38-39

    John 1:38-39

    “Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, ‘What are you seeking?’ And they said to Him, ‘Rabbi’ (which means Teacher), ‘where are you staying?’ He said to them, ‘Come and you will see.’ So they came and saw where He was staying, and they stayed with Him that day, for it was… Read more