40 Andrew,c Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John and followed him. 41 He first found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah”C,d (which is translated “the Christ”),e 42 and he brought Simon to Jesus.

When Jesus saw him, he said, “You are Simon, son of John.D You will be called Cephas”f (which is translated “Peter”E).

PHILIP AND NATHANAEL

43 The next day JesusF decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philipg and told him, “Follow me.”

44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida,h the hometown of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanaeli and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law (and so did the prophetsj): Jesus the son of Joseph,k from Nazareth.”l