John 1:41-51 ▼

41 He found first his own brother Simon and said to him, |We have found the Messiah| (which translated means Christ).

42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, |You are Simon the son of John; you shall be called Cephas| (which is translated Peter).

43 The next day He purposed to go into Galilee, and He found Philip. And Jesus said to him, |Follow Me.|

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

45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, |We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and [also] the Prophets wrote-- Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.|

46 Nathanael said to him, |Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?| Philip said to him, |Come and see.|

47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and said of him, |Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!|

48 Nathanael 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.|

49 Nathanael answered Him, |Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel.|

50 Jesus answered and said to him, |Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.|

51 And He said to him, |Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.|