Discipleship begins with a pointed finger and a followed Lamb. Andrew hears, follows, stays, then finds his brother — and Jesus renames Simon before Simon has proved a thing.
Jesus finds Philip before Philip finds Jesus. Nazareth looks small; the fig tree hides nothing; Heaven will open on the Son of Man — the true ladder between God and man.
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Why Jesus Asked Philip
John 1:44; Luke 9:10; John 6:5-6
John names Philip’s hometown; Luke names the feeding’s place; only together does Jesus’ bread question to Philip make quiet sense — and John already says it was a test.
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