Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.
Philip cometh and telleth Andrew. As fellow-townsmen of Bethsaida, these two seem to have drawn to each other.
And again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus - or, according to the reading adopted by Lachmann, Tischendorf, and Tregelles, 'Andrew and Philip come and tell Jesus,' х erchetai (G2064) Andreas (G406) kai (G2532) Filippos (G5376), kai (G2532) legousin (G3004) too (G3588) Ieesou (G2424)] The minuteness of these details, while they add to the graphic force of the narrative, serve to prepare us for something important to come out of this induction.