John 1:43-51

Christian Standard Bible

Philip and Nathanael

⁴³ The next day Jesus^[a] decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip^(A) and told him, “Follow me.”

⁴⁴ Now Philip was from Bethsaida,^(B) the hometown of Andrew and Peter. ⁴⁵ Philip found Nathanael^(C) and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law (and so did the prophets^(D)): Jesus the son of Joseph,^(E) from Nazareth.”^(F)

⁴⁶ “Can anything good^(G) come out of Nazareth?” Nathanael asked him.

“Come and see,” Philip answered.

⁴⁷ Then Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said about him, “Here truly is an Israelite^(H) in whom there is no deceit.”

⁴⁸ “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.

“Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you,” Jesus answered.

⁴⁹ “Rabbi,”^(I) Nathanael replied, “You are the Son^(J) of God; you are the King of Israel!” ^(K)

⁵⁰ Jesus responded to him, “Do you believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.” ⁵¹ Then he said, “Truly I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God^(L) ascending and descending^(M) on the Son of Man.”^(N)