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The Word and the First Witnesses · John 1

Story guide: Jesus extends an inviting hand to Philip, who wears his established plum-brown tunic and beige wrap. This panel depicts Jesus calling Philip.

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43The next day he wanted to go out into Galilee, and Jesus finds Philip and says to him, “Follow me.”

44Philip was from Bethsaida, from the town of Andrew and Peter.

45Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote: Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth.”

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

47Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said about him, “Look, truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”

48Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, while you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”

49Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.”

50Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.”

51And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

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