At that time, Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” Now Philip was from Beth-sa’ida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael, and he said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

One day, our Lord Jesus Christ went to Galilee. He found Philip and said, “Follow Me!” Philip went and found Nathanael. He said, “Guess what, Nathanael! We found the Person that Moses and the prophets wrote about. His name is Jesus and He’s from Nazareth.”

Nathanael said, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Philip told him, “Come and see for yourself.” So Nathanael went with Philip to meet Jesus.

When Jesus saw them coming, He said that Nathanael was a very good man. Nathanael asked, “How do You know me?”

Jesus answered, “Before Philip talked with you, I saw you under the fig tree.”

Nathanael was amazed and said, “You are God’s Son! You are the King of Israel!”

Jesus answered, “Do you believe in Me just because I said I saw you under the fig tree? You will get to see a lot more amazing things than that! You will get to see Heaven and angels.”

Here are some questions about the Gospel story:

1. Jesus saw a man on the way to Galilee, and said, “Follow me.” Who was that man?

2. Jesus saw a man under a fig tree. What was his name?

3. Nathaniel was surprised that Jesus knew him. He said two things about who Jesus was. He said Jesus was the King of Israel. What else did he say about Jesus?

4. Now Jesus was surprised. He told Nathanael that he would see much greater things.

5. If you had just met Jesus, who would you tell first?