John 1:37-51

37The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. 38Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, aWhat are you seeking?” And they said to him, bRabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?” 39He said to them, Come and you will see.” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.
That is, about 4 p.m.
40 dOne of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus
Greek him
was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
41He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found fthe Messiah” (which means Christ). 42He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, You are Simon the son of gJohn. You shall be called hCephas (which means iPeter
 Cephas and  Peter are from the word for rock in Aramaic and Greek, respectively
).

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

43 kThe next day Jesus decided lto go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, Follow me.” 44Now mPhilip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45Philip found nNathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom oMoses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus pof Nazareth, qthe son of Joseph.” 46Nathanael said to him, rCan anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” 47Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, Behold, san Israelite indeed, tin whom there is no deceit!” 48Nathanael said to him, “How udo you know me?” Jesus answered him, Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” 49Nathanael answered him, vRabbi, wyou are the Son of God! You are the xKing of Israel!” 50Jesus answered him, Because I said to you, ‘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,
The Greek for  you is plural; twice in this verse
you will see zheaven opened, and aathe angels of God ascending and descending on abthe Son of Man.”


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