38. Jesus looked around and saw them following. “What do you want?” he asked them.They replied, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
39. “Come and see,” he said. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon when they went with him to the place where he was staying, and they remained with him the rest of the day.
40. Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus.
41. Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means “Christ”).
42. Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, “Your name is Simon, son of John—but you will be called Cephas” (which means “Peter”).
43. The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Come, follow me.”
44. Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew and Peter’s hometown.