‘I was sought by those who did not ask; I was found by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here I am, here I am,” to a nation that did not call on my name.
John 1:43 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip and told him, ‘Follow me.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The next day Jesus desired and decided to go into Galilee; and He found Philip and said to him, Join Me as My attendant and follow Me. American Standard Version (1901) On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he findeth Philip: and Jesus saith unto him, Follow me. Common English Bible The next day Jesus wanted to go into Galilee, and he found Philip. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” Catholic Public Domain Version On the next day, he wanted to go into Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him, "Follow me." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version On the following day, he would go forth into Galilee, and he findeth Philip. And Jesus saith to him: Follow me. |
‘I was sought by those who did not ask; I was found by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here I am, here I am,” to a nation that did not call on my name.
Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
But Jesus told him, ‘Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.’
As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, ‘Follow me,’ and he got up and followed him.
All this happened in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptising.
The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
So they came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, ‘Sir, we want to see Jesus.’
Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee. He revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.
So when Jesus looked up and noticed a huge crowd coming towards him, he asked Philip, ‘Where will we buy bread so that these people can eat? ’
Philip answered him, ‘Two hundred denarii , worth of bread wouldn’t be enough for each of them to have a little.’
Not that I have already reached the goal or am already perfect, but I make every effort to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus.