John 1:43,44 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The day following The next to that last mentioned, on which he met with Peter; Jesus would go forth into Galilee And there enter on his public ministry; and findeth Philip Whom he intended to choose to be one of his apostles; and saith to him, Follow me Which he accordingly did, being secretly influenced by Christ's grace. When we consider how suddenly some of Christ's disciples left their stated employments to follow him, it seems reasonable to allow some singular kind of impression on their minds, as there was in the calling of Elisha, (1 Kings 19:19-21,) which, though for the present it superseded the necessity of arguments, yet it did not exclude their attending to that afterward, which might be necessary to defend their conduct to others. Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew “As it appears from the subsequent part of the history, Philip was already acquainted with our Lord's character, and believed on him, this observation is made by the evangelist, to show by what means he was brought to Jesus; his townsmen, Andrew and Peter, had done him this favour.”