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John 1:42-50 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

42. Andrew brought his brother to Jesus. And when Jesus saw him, he said, “Simon son of John, you will be called Cephas.” This name can be translated as “Peter”.

43-44. The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. There he met Philip, who was from Bethsaida, the home town of Andrew and Peter. Jesus said to Philip, “Come with me.”

45. Philip then found Nathanael and said, “We have found the one that Moses and the Prophets wrote about. He is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.”

46. Nathanael asked, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?”Philip answered, “Come and see.”

47. When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said, “Here is a true descendant of our ancestor Israel. And he isn't deceitful.”

48. “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.Jesus answered, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”

49. Nathanael said, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God and the King of Israel!”

50. Jesus answered, “Did you believe me just because I said that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see something even greater.

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