John 1:41-51 ▼

41 Andrew at once found his brother Simon and told him, |We have found the Messiah| (which means |Christ|).

42 Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at Simon and said, |You are Simon, son of John. Your name will be Cephas| (which means |Peter|).

43 The next day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee. He found Philip and told him, |Follow me!|

44 (Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter.)

45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, |We have found the man whom Moses wrote about in his teachings and whom the prophets wrote about. He is Jesus, son of Joseph, from the city of Nazareth.|

46 Nathanael said to Philip, |Can anything good come from Nazareth?| Philip told him, |Come and see!|

47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and remarked, |Here is a true Israelite who is sincere.|

48 Nathanael asked Jesus, |How do you know anything about me?| Jesus answered him, |I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you.|

49 Nathanael said to Jesus, |Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the king of Israel!|

50 Jesus replied, |You believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.|

51 Jesus said to Nathanael, |I can guarantee this truth: You will see the sky open and God's angels going up and coming down to the Son of Man.|