John 1:43-51
Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael
On the next day, he was
determined to go out into Galilee, and he found Philip. Jesus said to him,
"Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of
the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael, and said
to him, "We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the
prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
Nathanael said to him,
"Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?"
Philip said to him, "Come and see."
Jesus saw Nathanael
coming to him, and said about him, "Behold, an
Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!"
Nathanael said to him,
"How do you know me?"
Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you,
when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
Nathanael answered
him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!"
Jesus answered him,
"Because I told you, 'I saw you underneath the fig
tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than
these!" He
said to him, "Most certainly, I tell you, hereafter
you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending
on the Son of Man."