Come and See

The words

1. Andrew

   John names Andrew as one of the Baptist’s two disciples who follow Jesus; Andrew then finds his brother Simon and brings him to Jesus.

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   John later gives Andrew a part in the bread scene: he points out a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish, while questioning their sufficiency.

   John 1:35–42 (opens a new tab) · John 6:8–9 (opens a new tab)

2. Ascending

   John closes the scene with Jesus speaking of heaven opening and angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man, after his promise of greater things.

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   Genesis 28 uses “ascending and descending” in Jacob’s dream of a ladder reaching to heaven; John’s scene places the angels upon the Son of man.

   John 1:50–51 (opens a new tab) · Genesis 28:10–12 (opens a new tab)

3. Cephas

   An Aramaic name translated as Peter.

   John records Jesus giving Simon the name Cephas, which the KJV interprets as “A stone”; the NET gives Peter as its translation.

   John 1:42 (opens a new tab) · NET Bible: John 1:35-42 (opens a new tab)

4. Dwellest

   Are staying.

   In John’s account, the Baptist’s two disciples ask Jesus “where dwellest thou?” He replies “Come and see,” and they stay with him that day.

   John 1:37–39 (opens a new tab) · NET Bible: John 1:35-42 (opens a new tab)

5. Fig Tree

   John records Jesus saying he saw Nathanael under the fig tree before Philip called him; Nathanael then addresses Jesus as Rabbi, Son of God and King of Israel.

   John 1:48–49 (opens a new tab)

6. Greater Things

   John records Jesus answering Nathanael with a promise of greater things, then speaking of heaven opening and angels ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

   John 1:49–51 (opens a new tab)

7. Guile

   John places Jesus’s “no guile” description as Nathanael approaches, before Nathanael asks how Jesus knows him and hears the reply about the fig tree.

   John 1:47–48 (opens a new tab)

8. Israelite

   John reports Jesus calling Nathanael “an Israelite indeed” and adding “in whom is no guile”; Nathanael then asks how Jesus knows him.

   John 1:47–48 (opens a new tab)

9. Jona

   Jonah, the name used here in the KJV.

   John’s KJV text calls Simon “the son of Jona” when Jesus gives him the name Cephas; the NET reads “son of John” at this point.

   John 1:42 (opens a new tab) · NET Bible: John 1:35-42 (opens a new tab) · Strong’s: Jona / Jonah (opens a new tab)

10. King of Israel

    John gives “King of Israel” as Nathanael’s words to Jesus, paired with “Son of God” after Jesus’s statement that he saw him under the fig tree.

    John 1:48–49 (opens a new tab)

11. Messias

    Messiah, meaning “the anointed one.”

    John reports Andrew telling Simon “We have found the Messias,” then explains the title as Christ; Andrew brings his brother to Jesus.

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    John uses “Messias” again in a woman’s conversation with Jesus in chapter 4; there too the text explains the title with “Christ.”

    John 1:41–42 (opens a new tab) · NET Bible: John 1:35-42 (opens a new tab) · John 4:25–26 (opens a new tab)

12. Nathanael

    John presents Nathanael receiving Philip’s invitation, approaching Jesus and asking how Jesus knows him, before answering with titles that include Son of God and King of Israel.

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    John names Nathanael again in the scene at the sea of Tiberias, this time identifying him as “of Cana in Galilee” among the disciples gathered there.

    John 1:45–49 (opens a new tab) · John 21:1–2 (opens a new tab)

13. Philip

    John says Jesus calls Philip to follow him; Philip then finds Nathanael, identifies Jesus of Nazareth and answers Nathanael’s question with “Come and see.”

    John 1:43–46 (opens a new tab)

14. Rabbi

    A title meaning “teacher.”

    John translates Rabbi as Master when the two disciples address Jesus; Nathanael later uses the same title before calling Jesus Son of God and King of Israel.

    John 1:38 (opens a new tab) · John 1:49 (opens a new tab) · NET Bible: John 1:35-42 (opens a new tab)

15. Tenth Hour

    John says it was “about the tenth hour” when the two disciples came, saw where Jesus stayed and remained with him that day.

    John 1:38–39 (opens a new tab)