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John 1:44

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1:44(Now Philip was from Bethsaida,109 the town of110 Andrew and Peter.)

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Footnotes

  1. 109 Although the author thought of the town as in Galilee (12:21), Bethsaida technically was in Gaulanitis (Philip the Tetrarch’s territory) across from Herod’s Galilee. There may have been two places called Bethsaida, or this may merely reflect popular imprecision—locally it was considered part of Galilee, even though it was just east of the Jordan river. This territory was heavily Gentile (which may explain why Andrew and Philip both have Gentile names).
  2. 110 Probably ἀπό (apo) indicates “originally from” in the sense of birthplace rather than current residence; Mark 1:21, 29 seems to locate the home of Andrew and Peter at Capernaum. The entire remark (v. 44) amounts to a parenthetical comment by the author.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter.

NLTNew Living Translation

Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew and Peter’s hometown.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

(Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter.)

KJV 1900King James Version

Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.