John 1:43
The next day Jesus decided to leave the Jordan River valley. He went to Galilee district and (OR, on the way there he) found a man named Philip. Jesus said to him, “Come with me!”
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
In Context
44Philip and Andrew and Peter were all from Bethsaida town.
Cross References
Matthew 4:18One day while Jesus was walking by Galilee Lake, he saw two men, Simon, who was later called Peter, and Andrew, his younger brother. They were casting their fishing net into the lake because they earned money by catching and selling fish.
Matthew 10:3Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; me, Matthew, the tax collector; James, the son of Alpheus; Thaddeus;
John 1:28Those things happened at a place called Bethany, on the east side of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing people.
John 1:37◄When we/those two disciples► heard John say this, we/they went with Jesus.
John 6:7Philip replied to him, “ Even if we had the amount of money a man earns in eight months, that would not be enough to buy bread so that each person could have a little bit!”
John 14:8Philip said to him, “Lord, show us your Father and that will be enough for us!”
Matthew Henry on John 1:38-43
The Call of Andrew and Peter. 37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. 38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? 39 He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. 40 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. 41 He first findeth… Read the whole commentary →