Philip was persuaded and sought out his friend Nathanael, telling him: “We have found the one of whom Moses, in the Law, and the Prophets wrote, Jesus, the son of Joseph, from Nazareth. ” ​ — John 1: 40, 41, 45.
Filippus oli selles samuti kindel ja ta otsis üles oma sõbra Naatanaeli ning ütles talle: „Me oleme leidnud selle, kellest on kirjutanud Mooses Seaduses ja Prohvetid – Jeesuse, Joosepi poja Naatsaretist. ”