John 1:44 (YLT)

Passage

And Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter;

Nearby Context

John 1:42 and he brought him unto Jesus: and having looked upon him, Jesus saith, `Thou art Simon, the son of Jonas, thou shalt be called Cephas,' (which is interpreted, A rock.)

John 1:43 On the morrow, he willed to go forth to Galilee, and he findeth Philip, and saith to him, `Be following me.'

John 1:44 And Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter;

John 1:45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith to him, `Him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and the prophets, we have found, Jesus the son of Joseph, who <FI>is<Fi> from Nazareth;'

John 1:46 and Nathanael said to him, `Out of Nazareth is any good thing able to be?' Philip said to him, `Come and see.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "philip", "bethsaida", "city", "andrew", and "peter". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "philip" and "bethsaida", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 43's "On the morrow he willed to go..." into verse 45's "Philip findeth Nathanael and saith to him...", so "philip" and "bethsaida" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "philip" and "bethsaida" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.