John 1:44 - Forerunner Commentary

John 1:44

42 And he brought him to Jesus. Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, “You are Simon the son of¹ Jonah. ^aYou shall be called Cephas” (which is translated, A Stone).

Philip and Nathanael

43 The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found ^aPhilip and said to him, “Follow Me.”

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

45 Philip found ^aNathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom ^bMoses in the law, and also the ^cprophets, wrote—Jesus ^dof Nazareth, the ^eson of Joseph.”

46 And Nathanael said to him, ^a“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, “Behold, ^aan Israelite indeed, in whom 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 and said to Him, “Rabbi, ^aYou are the Son of God! You are ^bthe King of Israel!”

50 Jesus 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.”

51 And He said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, ^ahereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”

Verse Comparison: John 1:44

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American Standard Version
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.

Amplified® Bible
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the same city as Andrew and Peter.

Contemporary English Version
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Darby English Version
And Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.

Good News Bible
(Philip was from Bethsaida, the town where Andrew and Peter lived.)

International Standard Version
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter.

King James Version
Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

New American Standard Bible
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.

New International Version
Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.

New King James Version
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now Philip came from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.

Young's Literal Translation
And Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter;

New English Translation
(Now Philip was from Bethsaida,¹ the town of² Andrew and Peter.)

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