Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael
43The
next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding
Philip, he said to him, "Follow me."
44Philip,
like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.
45Philip
found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one
Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the
prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of
Joseph."
46"Nazareth!
Can anything good come from there?" Nathanael asked.
"Come and see," said Philip.
47When
Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, "Here
is a true Israelite, in whom there is nothing false."
48"How
do you know me?" Nathanael asked.
Jesus answered, "I saw you while you were still
under the fig tree before Philip called you."
49Then
Nathanael declared, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you
are the King of Israel."
50Jesus said, "You
believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree.
You shall see greater things than that." 51He then
added, "I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open,
and the angels of God ascending and descending on the
Son of Man."