Jesus & Phillip in John 1:43

Dave Jagger djagger at wcl.on.ca
Thu Jan 13 10:52:39 EST 2000


hello,

i have a question about Jn. 1:43.  inthat verse, Jesus decides to go to 
Galillee and meets Phillip.  the text seems ambiguous to me and different 
English translations treat it differently.  When, or where, did Jesus meet 
Phillip?  Did he meet him before he left for Galillee, or once he got 
there? My Greek Bible punctuates a comma after GALILAIAN and a period after 
Philip so that it reads:
"GALILAIAN, KAI EUPISKEI Phillip."  But, also offers an option for the 
comma to be a period and the period to be left out so as to read:
"GALILAIAN. KAI EUPISKEI Phillip KAI LEGEI..."

it seems to me that if the first punctuation option is chosen, Jesus met 
Phillip before going to Galillee.  Jesus decided to go to Galillee, finds 
Phillip and asks him to go with him, follow me.

However, if the second punctuation option is chosen, then Jesus goes to 
Galillee, where he finds Phillip and asks him to follow him.

What do others think about all this?

I want to tell the story during a sermon, and would like to know where 
Jesus met Phillip.

Thanks for any help you can give.

Dave.



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