John 12:21

Jesus Philip Bethsaida Galilee

¹⁹ Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”

²⁰ Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.

They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”

²² Philip relayed this appeal to Andrew, and both of them went and told Jesus.

²³ But Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

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: They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
KJV: The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
WEB: Therefore, these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
ASV: these therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
DARBY: these therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and they asked him saying, Sir, we desire to see Jesus.
BLB: Therefore these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and they were asking him, saying, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”

ÅB: Disse gikk da til Filip, som var fra Betsaida i Galilea, og ba ham og sa: Herre! vi vil gjerne se Jesus.
OTB: De kom til Filip, som var fra Betsaida i Galilea, med en forespørsel og sa: "Herre, vi vil gjerne se Jesus."
B1930: Disse gikk da til Filip, som var fra Betsaida i Galilea, og bad ham og sa: Herre! vi vil gjerne se Jesus.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Matthew 2:2
asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
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Luke 19:2–4
And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.
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John 14:8–9
Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”
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John 6:40
For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
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Matthew 11:21
“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
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John 1:36–39
When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
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John 1:43–47
The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
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Matthew 15:22–28
And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”
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