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The next dayΤῇ ἐπαύριονhe decidedἠθέλησενto goἐξελθεῖνtoεἰςGalilee,τὴν Γαλιλαίανandκαὶhe findsεὑρίσκειPhilipΦίλιππονandκαὶJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaysλέγειto him,αὐτῷ“FollowἈκολούθειme.”μοι
John 1:43
Study it in the app“The next day he decided to go to Galilee, and he finds Philip and Jesus says to him, “Follow me.””
Jesus finds Philip and says only, “Follow me”Following Jesus
With the Greek beneath
John 1:43, word by word
- The next dayἐπαύριονepaurion
the next day
The next day.
Where else “epaurion” appears- he decidedἠθέλησενēthelēsen
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “ēthelēsen” appears- to goἐξελθεῖνexelthein
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exelthein” appears- GalileeΓαλιλαίανGalilaian
Galilee
See it on the mapWhere else “Galilaian” appears- he findsεὑρίσκειheuriskei
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heuriskei” appears- PhilipΦίλιππονPhilippon
Philip
Philip, the name of several men: one of the Twelve; Philip the evangelist (Acts 6:5; 8; 21:8); Philip the tetrarch, son of Herod (Luke 3:1); and the brother of Herod Antipas, Herodias' husband (Mark 6:17).
Where else “Philippon” appears- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- “FollowἈκολούθειAkolouthei
follow as disciple
To leave everything to go with Jesus as a disciple.
Where else “Akolouthei” appears
Places in this verse
Galilee
Today: northern Israel, around the Sea of Galilee
The northern region of Israel, around the Sea of Galilee.
Most of Jesus' ministry took place there; he taught, healed and called his disciples (Matt 4:23; Mark 1:14).
The context
42He brought him to Jesus. Looking at him, Jesus said, “You are Simon the son of John; you will be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).
43 · This verse (above)
44Now Philip was from Bethsaida, from the town of Andrew and Peter.
To study John 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does the beginning of this chapter say about the Word: where it was, what it was, and what came to be through it? (vv. 1-14)
2. What it means
John says those who received the Word were given authority to become children of God. What does “receiving him” mean in this chapter? (vv. 11-13)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked the first disciples, “What are you looking for?” and invited them, “Come and you will see” (vv. 38-39). What are you looking for today?