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John 1:44 KJV
John · chapter 1 · verse 44
Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.John 1:44 · King James Version
John 1:44 in context
42And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
43The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
44Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
45Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
46And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BethsaidabēthsaidaBethsaida = " house of fish" , a small fishing village on the west shore of Lake…G966 →
- PhilipphilipposPhilip = " lover of horses" , an apostle of Christ, an evangelist and one of the…G5376 →
- AndrewandreasAndrew = " manly" , A native of Bethsaida in Galilee, brother of Simon Peter, a…G406 →
- citypolisa city, one s native city, the city in which one lives, the heavenly Jerusalem, the abode…G4172 →
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We have here the call of Philip and Nathanael. I. Philip was called immediately by Christ himself, not as Andrew, who was directed to Christ by John, or Peter, who was invited by his brother. God has various methods of bringing his chosen ones home to himself. But, whatever means he uses, he is not tied to any. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 43-51