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John 1:43–46

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¶ The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
Philip 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.
And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
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From verse 43

  1. Isaiah 65:1Rank 1 from verse 43
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    1I AM sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.

  2. John 14:8Rank 2 from verse 43
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    8Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

  3. Matthew 9:9Rank 3 from verse 43
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    9¶ And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

  4. John 12:21Rank 4 from verse 43
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    21The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.

  5. Matthew 4:18–21Rank 5 from verse 43
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    18¶ And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

    19And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

    20And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

    21And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

  6. 1 John 4:19Rank 6 from verse 43
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    19We love him, because he first loved us.

  7. John 6:5Rank 7 from verse 43
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    5¶ When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?

  8. Philippians 3:12Rank 8 from verse 43
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    12Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

  9. John 1:28Rank 9 from verse 43
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    28These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

  10. Luke 19:10Rank 10 from verse 43
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    10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

  11. Matthew 10:3Rank 11 from verse 43
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    3Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphæus, and Lebbæus, whose surname was Thaddæus;

  12. John 1:35Rank 12 from verse 43
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    35¶ Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;

  13. John 6:7Rank 13 from verse 43
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    7Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.

From verse 44

  1. John 12:21Rank 1 from verse 44
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    21The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.

  2. Matthew 11:21Rank 2 from verse 44
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    21Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

  3. Luke 10:13Rank 3 from verse 44
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    13Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

  4. Luke 9:10Rank 4 from verse 44
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    10¶ And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.

  5. Mark 3:18Rank 5 from verse 44
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    18And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphæus, and Thaddæus, and Simon the Canaanite,

  6. Mark 6:45Rank 6 from verse 44
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    45And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

  7. Mark 8:22Rank 7 from verse 44
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    22¶ And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.

  8. Matthew 10:3Rank 8 from verse 44
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    3Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphæus, and Lebbæus, whose surname was Thaddæus;

  9. Acts 1:13Rank 9 from verse 44
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    13And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphæus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

  10. John 14:8–9Rank 10 from verse 44
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    8Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

    9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?

  11. Luke 6:14Rank 11 from verse 44
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    14Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

From verse 45

  1. Deuteronomy 18:18–22Rank 1 from verse 45
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    18I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

    19And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.

    20But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.

    21And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken?

    22When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.

  2. Micah 5:2Rank 2 from verse 45
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    2But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

  3. Luke 24:27Rank 3 from verse 45
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    27And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

  4. Matthew 2:23Rank 4 from verse 45
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    23And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

  5. Luke 24:44Rank 5 from verse 45
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    44And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

  6. Isaiah 7:14Rank 6 from verse 45
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    14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

  7. Isaiah 9:6Rank 7 from verse 45
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    6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

  8. John 5:45–46Rank 8 from verse 45
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    45Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.

    46For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.

  9. Zechariah 9:9Rank 9 from verse 45
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    9¶ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

  10. Isaiah 53:2Rank 10 from verse 45
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    2For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

  11. Luke 4:22Rank 11 from verse 45
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    22And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?

  12. Genesis 22:18Rank 12 from verse 45
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    18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

  13. Isaiah 4:2Rank 13 from verse 45
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    2In that day shall the branch of the Lord be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.

  14. Genesis 49:10Rank 14 from verse 45
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    10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

  15. Zechariah 6:12Rank 15 from verse 45
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    12And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord:

  16. Genesis 3:15Rank 16 from verse 45
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    15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

  17. John 18:7Rank 17 from verse 45
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    7Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.

  18. John 1:46–48Rank 18 from verse 45
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    46And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

    47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

    48Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.

  19. Mark 6:3Rank 19 from verse 45
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    3Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

  20. Matthew 21:11Rank 20 from verse 45
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    11And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

  21. Acts 10:38Rank 21 from verse 45
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    38How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

  22. Acts 22:8Rank 22 from verse 45
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    8And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

  23. John 21:2Rank 23 from verse 45
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    2There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.

  24. Luke 2:4Rank 24 from verse 45
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    4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

  25. Mark 14:67Rank 25 from verse 45
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    67And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.

  26. Matthew 13:55Rank 26 from verse 45
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    55Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

  27. Acts 2:22Rank 27 from verse 45
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    22Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:

  28. Acts 26:9Rank 28 from verse 45
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    9I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

  29. Acts 3:6Rank 29 from verse 45
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    6Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

  30. John 18:5Rank 30 from verse 45
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    5They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.

  31. John 19:19Rank 31 from verse 45
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    19¶ And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  32. John 6:42Rank 32 from verse 45
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    42And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

  33. Luke 3:23Rank 33 from verse 45
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    23And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

From verse 46

  1. John 7:52Rank 1 from verse 46
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    52They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

  2. John 7:41–42Rank 2 from verse 46
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    41Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?

    42Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

  3. John 4:29Rank 3 from verse 46
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    29Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

  4. 1 Thessalonians 5:21Rank 4 from verse 46
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    21Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

  5. Luke 12:57Rank 5 from verse 46
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    57Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

  6. Luke 4:28–29Rank 6 from verse 46
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    28And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,

    29And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.

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John 1:43

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day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

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findeth

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Third-person singular present form of find (to discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience).

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John 1:45

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findeth

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Third-person singular present form of find (to discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience).

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whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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law

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Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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write

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Sense 1: To form letters or words, inscribe, record, compose, copy, or communicate in writing. Sense 2: By figure, to impress and establish something upon the heart or mind.

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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John 1:46

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good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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see

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Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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1:43¶ The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.

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1:44Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

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1:45Philip 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.

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1:46And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

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1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

1:48Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.

1:49Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

1:50Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.

1:51And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

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