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John 1:39-56 (MSG)

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³⁹ He replied, "Come along and see for yourself." They came, saw where he was living, and ended up staying with him for the day. It was late afternoon when this happened. ⁴⁰ Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard John's witness and followed Jesus. ⁴¹ The first thing he did after finding where Jesus lived was find his own brother, Simon, telling him, "We've found the Messiah" (that is, "Christ"). ⁴² He immediately led him to Jesus. Jesus took one look up and said, "You're John's son, Simon? From now on your name is Cephas" (or Peter, which means "Rock"). ⁴³ The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. When he got there, he ran across Philip and said, "Come, follow me." ⁴⁴ (Philip's hometown was Bethsaida, the same as Andrew and Peter.) ⁴⁵ Philip went and found Nathanael and told him, "We've found the One Moses wrote of in the Law, the One preached by the prophets. It's Jesus, Joseph's son, the one from Nazareth!" ⁴⁶ Nathanael said, "Nazareth? You've got to be kidding." But Philip said, "Come, see for yourself." ⁴⁷ When Jesus saw him coming he said, "There's a real Israelite, not a false bone in his body." ⁴⁸ Nathanael said, "Where did you get that idea? You don't know me." Jesus answered, "One day, long before Philip called you here, I saw you under the fig tree." ⁴⁹ Nathanael exclaimed, "Rabbi! You are the Son of God, the King of Israel!" ⁵⁰ Jesus said, "You've become a believer simply because I say I saw you one day sitting under the fig tree? You haven't seen anything yet! ⁵¹ Before this is over you're going to see heaven open and God's angels descending to the Son of Man and ascending again."

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 39) The Character of Jesus (part I) (2017-01-21)
(v. 41) Names of Jesus (part XI) (2011-04-17)
(v. 41) Evangelism One-on-One (2015-06-18)
(v. 42) Jesus with People - Perceiving Potential (2009-02-04)
(v. 42) Evangelism One-on-One (2015-06-18)
(v. 42) Harmonious Service (2015-09-24)
(v. 48) Jesus is God (part II) (2011-03-05)
(v. 49) Names of Jesus (part IX) (2011-04-15)
(v. 49) Names of Jesus (part XV) (2011-04-21)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 39) Devotional: Teaching People to Obey Everything Jesus Commanded (2008-12-18)
(v. 45) Devotional: The Religious Teachers of Jesus Day (2008-12-18)

Definition(s):
Andrew (An-drew): a strong man
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
Moses (Moh-ziz): taken out; drawn forth
Nathanael (Nath-an-e-el): the gift of God
Simon (Sigh-mon): that hears; that obeys
Simon (Maccabeus): that hears; that obeys