John 1 · Verse 44

John 1:44

Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
John 1:44, King James Version

John 1:44 in other translations

BSBNow Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
WEBNow Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
ASVNow Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
YLTAnd Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter;
DARBYAnd Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
BBENow Philip's town was Beth-saida, where Andrew and Peter came from.
WebsterNow Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

What does John 1:44 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
44. the city of Andrew and Peter--of their birth probably, for they seem to have lived at Capernaum (Mr 1:29).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 44. Of Bethsaida. Mt 11:21.

The city of. The place where Andrew and Peter dwelt.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 1:43-51

See the nature of true Christianity, it is following Jesus; devoting ourselves to him, and treading in his steps. Observe the objection Nathanael made. All who desire to profit by the word of God, must beware of prejudices against places, or denominations of men. They should examine for themselves, and they will sometimes find good where they looked for none. Many people are kept from the ways of religion by the…

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John 1:44 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἦνēnWasG1510
δὲdenowG1161
ὁho<the>G3588
ΦίλιπποςPhilipposPhilipG5376
ἀπὸapofromG575
Βηθσαϊδά,BēthsaidaBethsaida,G966
ἐκekfromG1537
τῆςtēstheG3588
πόλεωςpoleōscityG4172
ἈνδρέουAndreouof AndrewG406
καὶkaiandG2532
Πέτρου.¶PetrouPeter.G4074

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Cross references for John 1:44

  • John 12:21

    The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.

  • Matthew 11:21

    Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

  • Mark 6:45

    And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

  • Luke 10:13

    Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

  • Mark 8:22

    And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.

  • Matthew 10:3

    Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus;

  • Mark 3:18

    And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

  • Luke 9:10

    And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.

  • Acts 1:13

    And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

  • Luke 6:14

    Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

  • John 14:8-9

    Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Philip.
12:21; 14:8,9; Mt 10:3; Mr 3:18; Lu 6:14; Ac 1:13
Bethsaida.
Mt 11:21; Mr 6:45; 8:22; Lu 9:10; 10:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • John 1:43

    The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.

  • John 1:44

    Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

  • John 1:45

    Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

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John 1:44 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y era Felipe de Bethsaida, la ciudad de Andrés y de Pedro.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Or Philippe était de Bethsaïda, de la ville d’André et de Pierre.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Philippus aber war von Bethsaida, aus der Stadt des Andreas und Petrus.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Erat autem Philippus a Bethsaida, civitate Andreæ et Petri.