John 1:43

⁴¹ He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).

⁴² Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).

The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”

⁴⁴ Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.

⁴⁵ Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
KJV: The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
WEB: On the next day, he was determined to go out into Galilee, and he found Philip. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”
ASV: On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he findeth Philip: and Jesus saith unto him, Follow me.
DARBY: On the morrow he would go forth into Galilee, and Jesus finds Philip, and says to him, Follow me.
BLB: On the next day He willed to go out into Galilee. And He finds Philip, and Jesus says to him, “Follow Me.”

ÅB: Og han førte ham til Jesus. Jesus så på ham og sa: Du er Simon, Johannes' sønn; du skal hete Kefas, det er utlagt: Peter.
OTB: Dagen etter bestemte Jesus seg for å dra til Galilea. Han fant Filip og sa til ham, “Følg meg.”
B1930: [DNB30: 44] Dagen efter vilde han dra derfra til Galilea, og han traff Filip. Og Jesus sa til ham: Følg mig!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Matthew 9:9
As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.
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Isaiah 65:1
“I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name, I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’
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John 14:8
Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”
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Matthew 4:18–21
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
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John 12:21
They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
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John 6:5
When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”
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1 John 4:19
We love because He first loved us.
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Philippians 3:12
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
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