John 1:35–51

Andrew and Peter Follow Christ

³⁵Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples. ³⁶And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, ^v“Behold the Lamb of God!”

³⁷The two disciples heard him speak, and they ^wfollowed Jesus. ³⁸Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, “What do you seek?”

They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, when translated, Teacher), “where are You staying?”

³⁹He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where He was staying, and remained with Him that day (now it was about the tenth hour).

⁴⁰One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was ^xAndrew, Simon Peter’s brother. ⁴¹He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the ³Messiah” (which is translated, the Christ). ⁴²And he brought him to Jesus.

Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, “You are Simon the son of ⁴Jonah. ^yYou shall be called Cephas” (which is translated, ⁵A Stone).

Philip and Nathanael Follow Christ

⁴³The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found ^zPhilip and said to him, “Follow Me.” ⁴⁴Now ^aPhilip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. ⁴⁵Philip found ^bNathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom ^cMoses in the law, and also the ^dprophets, wrote—Jesus ^eof Nazareth, the ^fson of Joseph.”

⁴⁶And Nathanael said to him, ^g“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, ^han Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”

⁴⁸Nathanael said to Him, “How do You know me?”

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

⁴⁹Nathanael answered and said to Him, “Rabbi, ⁱYou are the Son of God! You are ^jthe King of Israel!”

⁵⁰Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” ⁵¹And He said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, ^khereafter ⁶you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”