Joh 1:43 | MHM | STEP | Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael This section describes how Jesus continued to call his first disciples. After meeting Andrew, Peter, and others, Jesus finds Philip and invites him to follow. Philip then tells Nathanael about Jesus, and Nathanael comes to meet him. These verses show how the early disciples began to follow Jesus and how they came to believe in him as the promised Messiah. v. 43 : The next day, Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me” (John 1:43 ). Jesus took the first step in calling Philip, just as he had done with the other disciples. This shows that it is Jesus who seeks us out and invites us into a relationship with him. Philip did not come on his own; Jesus called him personally and directly.

‏ John 1:43

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

This section describes how Jesus continued to call his first disciples. After meeting Andrew, Peter, and others, Jesus finds Philip and invites him to follow. Philip then tells Nathanael about Jesus, and Nathanael comes to meet him. These verses show how the early disciples began to follow Jesus and how they came to believe in him as the promised Messiah.

v. 43: The next day, Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me” (John 1:43 ^a). Jesus took the first step in calling Philip, just as he had done with the other disciples. This shows that it is Jesus who seeks us out and invites us into a relationship with him. Philip did not come on his own; Jesus called him personally and directly.