John 1:45-49
1:45 Philip found Nathanael
and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law, and the prophets also
wrote about – Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
1:46 Nathanael
replied,
“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”
Philip replied,
“Come and see.”
1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and exclaimed, “Look, a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit!”
1:48 Nathanael asked him, “How do you know me?” Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
1:49 Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel!”
John 17:8
17:8 because I have given them the words you have given me. They
accepted
them
and really
understand
that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.
Acts 17:11-12
17:11 These Jews
were more open-minded
than those in Thessalonica,
for they eagerly
received
the message, examining
the scriptures carefully every day
to see if these things were so.
17:12 Therefore many of them believed, along with quite a few
prominent
Greek women and men.