The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
The day following Jesus would go forth, х eetheleesen (G2309)] - or, 'was minded to go forth'
Into Galilee. From the time when He "came from Nazareth" to be baptized of John, He had lived in Judea until now, when He was on His way back to Galilee. This makes it quite evident that the calling of Simon and Andrew at the sea of Galilee, recorded in Matthew 4:18, must have been a subsequent transaction. But see the note at Matthew 4:18; and at Luke 5:1.
And findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. The other three might be said to find Jesus, but Philip was found of Jesus. Yet in every case, "we love Him because He first loved us," and in every case the response on our part must be as cordial as the call on His.