Thematic Bible: The seekers


Thematic Bible



Now there were certain Greeks among those who had come up to worship during the Passover feast; these came to Philip of Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. "Sir," they said, "we want to see Jesus." Philip went and told Andrew. Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered.

In the morning he found his brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (a word which means Christ, the Anointed One). He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked intently at him and said: "You are Simon, son of John; you shall be called Cephas" (or 'Peter,' which means 'Rock').