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following He would go forth,” that is, from the other side of Jordan, into Galilee, probably to His own home.— καὶ εὑρίσκει Φίλιππον, “and He finds,” ‘lights upon,” Philip (cf. vi. 5, xii. 21, xiv. 3). To him He utters the summons, ἀκολούθει pot, which can hardly have the simple sense, ‘‘ accompany me,” but must be taken as the ordinary call to discipleship (Lk. ix. 59, Mt. xix. 21, etc.). —Ver. 45. hy 6 Φίλιππος... Πέτρον. This is inserted to explain how Jesus happened to meet Philip: he was going home also; and to explain how Philip’s mind had been prepared by con- versation with Andrew and Peter. The exact position of Bethsaida is doubtful. There was a town or village of this name (Fisher-Home) on the east bank of Jordan, slightly above its fall into the Sea of Galilee. This place was rebuilt by Philip and named Julias, in honour of the daughter of Augustus. Many good authorities think that this was the only Bethsaida (see Dr. G. A. Smith’s Hist. Geog. of Palestine, p. 457). Others, however, are of opinion that the manner in which Bethsaida, here and in xii. 21, is _ aamed with an added note of distinction, “the city of Andrew,” ‘of Galilee,” requires us to postulate two Bethsaidas. This is further confirmed by the move- ments recorded in vi. 16-22. Cf. Mk. vi. 4£. Those who accept two Bethsaidas locate the one which is here mentioned either opposite Bethsaida Julias and as a kind of suburb of it or farther south at Ain Tabigha (see Rob Roy on the Fordan, 342-392).—Ver. 46. εὑρίσκει Ναζαρέτ Philip in turn finds Nathanael, probably on the road from the Bethany ford homewards. Nathanael is probably the same person as is spoken of in the Synoptical Gospels as Bar- tholomew, i.e., Bar Tolmai, son οἱ Ptolemy. This is usually inferred from the following: (1) Both here and in