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13:10
jJn 15:3
13:13
kJn 11:28
lLk 6:46; 1Co 12:3;
Php 2:11
13:14
5:5
m1Pe
13:15
nMt 11:29
13:16
oMt 10:24; Lk 6:40;
Jn 15:20
13:17
pMt 7:24,25;
Lk 11:28; Jas 1:25
13:18
qver 10
rJn 15:16,19
sMt 26:23
tJn 6:70
uPs 41:9
13:19
14:29; 16:4
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J ohn 1 3 : 1 9
Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.”
9 “Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not just my feet but my hands and my head as
well!”
10 Jesus answered, “Those who have had a bath need only to wash t heir feet; t heir w
hole
body is clean. And you are clean, j though not every one of you.” 11For he knew who was
going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean.
12 When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his
place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them. 13“You call me
‘Teacher’ k and ‘Lord,’ l and rightly so, for that is what I am. 14Now that I, your Lord and
Teacher, have w
ashed your feet, you also s hould wash one another’s feet. m 15I have set
you an example that you should do as I have done for you. n 16Very truly I tell you, no
servant is greater than his master, o nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent
him. 17Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them. p
18“I am not referring to all of you; q I know t hose I have chosen. r But this is to fulfill this
passage of Scripture: ‘He who shared my bread s has turned a t against me.’ b u
19“I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe v
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18 Greek has lifted up his heel b 18 Psalm 41:9
TWO AMAZING INDIVIDUALS bear the name Philip
in the New Testament. One became known as Philip the
evangelist (see his profile on page 1883), an early deacon in the church and a traveling preacher of the gospel.
The other Philip was one of the first disciples Jesus called to follow him. We are not told where
Jesus found this Philip, but his simple invitation was immediately accepted. What happened next,
though, is remarkable.
Philip realized he knew someone who would want to follow Jesus as much as he did. He went
looking for Nathanael (also known as Bartholomew) and wasted no time in presenting Jesus—
“We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also
wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph” (John 1:45). Philip was demonstrating the first trait
of a genuine follower: enlisting others.
Philip was not offended by his friend’s skeptical response. He simply challenged Nathanael to
“come and see” (John 1:46). Philip wisely let Jesus make his own case rather than assume he had
to argue with his friend. Ultimately, the record, character, and Spirit of Jesus draw people to him.
We can invite others to meet Jesus, but Jesus shapes his relationship with them. Later, Philip was
also instrumental in introducing some Greeks to Jesus (John 12:20-22).
Following Jesus involves a lifetime of learning. On two occasions, Jesus asked Philip key questions. Before the feeding of the 5,000, Jesus asked him where bread for the multitude might be
bought, and Philip could not imagine a source or a means for such a quantity of food. Later, during
the Last Supper, Jesus asked him a profound rhetorical question: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even
after I have been among you such a long time?” (John 14:9). Philip, like the rest of the disciples,
was learning every day what following Jesus requires. We need a lifetime to discover the truth that
Jesus is both the source and the means for all that we need.
Philip (Jesus’ Disciple)
Strengths and
accomplishments:
• Desired to see the needs of others met
• Connected with people to bring them to Jesus
Weaknesses
and mistakes:
• Struggled to fully comprehend Jesus, just like the other disciples
Notable fact:
• One of Jesus’ original 12 disciples
Lessons from
his life:
• We need to learn to trust Jesus more each day.
• We must share our faith, not hide it.
Vital statistics:
• Where: Bethsaida
• Occupations: Fisherman, disciple
• Contemporaries: Jesus, the other disciples
Key verse:
“Philip found Nathanael and told him, ‘We have found the one Moses wrote about in the
Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.’”
(John 1:45)
Philip’s call is recorded in John 1:43-51. He is mentioned throughout the Gospels.