John 1:40–49

^40lOne of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus¹¹ was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. ⁴¹He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found ^mthe Messiah” (which means Christ). ⁴²He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of ⁿJohn. You shall be called ^oCephas” (which means ^pPeter¹²).

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

^43qThe next day Jesus decided ^rto go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” ⁴⁴Now ^sPhilip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. ⁴⁵Philip found ^tNathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom ^uMoses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus ^vof Nazareth, ^wthe son of Joseph.” ⁴⁶Nathanael said to him, ^x“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” ⁴⁷Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Behold, ^yan Israelite indeed, ^zin whom there is no deceit!” ⁴⁸Nathanael said to him, “How ^ado you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” ⁴⁹Nathanael answered him, ^b“Rabbi, ^cyou are the Son of God! You are the ^dKing of Israel!”