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.
45. Philip went to look for Nathanael and told him, “We have found the very person Moses and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.”
46. “Nazareth!” exclaimed Nathanael. “Can anything good come from Nazareth?”“Come and see for yourself,” Philip replied.
47. As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity.”
48. “How do you know about me?” Nathanael asked.Jesus replied, “I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you.”