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Philip
A disciple from Bethsaida who brought Nathanael to Jesus and asked "Show us the Father" (John 1:43-46; 14:8).
apostle
The Martyrdom of Saint Philip, José de Ribera
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- MannaFest canon study of John (AI-draft)Awaiting the founder's edit.
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Philip in Scripture
Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible. Names repeat in Scripture, so some of these verses may speak of another person called Philip.
Old TestamentNew Testamentsegment width = share of mentions
New Testament5 books · 32 mentions
Matthew2 mentions
Mark2 mentions
Luke2 mentions
- Luke 3:1In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
- Luke 6:14Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;
John11 mentions
- John 1:43The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
- John 1:44Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
- John 1:45Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
- John 1:46“Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
- John 1:48“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
6 further mentions in John, read them in the book.
Acts15 mentions
- Acts 1:13When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
- Acts 6:5This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
- Acts 8:5Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.
- Acts 8:6The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.
- Acts 8:12But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
10 further mentions in Acts, read them in the book.
Named alongside
Other people MannaFest has a page for whose name the text uses in Matthew 10, Matthew 14, Mark 3, John 1, John 6, John 12, John 14 and Acts 8 (the chapters where this name lands most often). Each card shows the verse it came from. Scripture reuses names freely, so a page behind a name here may belong to another person who shares it.
AndrewSimon Peter's brother, first a disciple of the Baptist; he brought Peter to Jesus and found the boy with the loaves (Jo…Matthew 10:2These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
IsaiahEighth-century BCE prophet of Judah whose oracles make up the book of Isaiah; a central voice for messianic prophecy.John 1:23John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
NathanaelThe Israelite "in whom is no guile," called from under the fig tree, to whom Jesus promised the opened heaven of Jacob'…John 1:45Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
Judas IscariotThe disciple who kept the purse and betrayed Jesus; "he went out straightway: and it was night" (John 13:30).Matthew 10:4Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
MosesIsrael's deliverer from Egyptian slavery, covenant mediator, and lawgiver.John 1:17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Simon PeterThe fisherman Jesus named Cephas; he confessed Christ, denied Him three times, and was restored threefold by the Sea of…John 1:40Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
Studies that meet Philip
These studies quote a verse that names Philip.
Baptism in the Holy Spirit — the Acts EvidenceActs 8:5The GospelsJohn 1:43Christ Our Wisdom — Proverbs 8 and the Wisdom of GodJohn 1:43The Creation Week — Genesis 1John 1:43The Gospel of JohnJohn 1:43Jacob's Ladder — Genesis 28John 1:43The Prologue — the Word Made Flesh — John 1:1–18John 1:43The Great Commission — Matthew 28:18–20Matthew 10:3
Studies working in the same chapters8
These do not quote a verse naming Philip; they open other passages in the same chapters.