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Philip was obviously Greek: his name was Greek, he was a link for Jesus to the Greek community, and in {{biblref|John|12|20-21}} Philip sought to introduce to Jesus some Greek supporters.
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'''Philip the Apostle''' (Saint Philip in [[Catholic]] and [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] traditions) was one of [[Jesus]]' twelve [[disciple]]s.
 
'''Philip the Apostle''' (Saint Philip in [[Catholic]] and [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] traditions) was one of [[Jesus]]' twelve [[disciple]]s.
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Philip was obviously [[Greek]]: his name was Greek, he was a link for [[Jesus]] to the Greek community, and in {{biblref|John|12|20-21}} Philip sought to introduce to Jesus some Greek supporters:
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{{cquote|Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”}}
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St. Philip lived in [[Bathsaida]] of [[Galilee]], along with [[Peter]] and [[Andrew]], two more of Jesus' disciples.<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:44&version=31;</ref>
 
St. Philip lived in [[Bathsaida]] of [[Galilee]], along with [[Peter]] and [[Andrew]], two more of Jesus' disciples.<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:44&version=31;</ref>
 
<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2012:21;&version=31;</ref> Like them, on hearing of [[John the Baptist]], he traveled to where John was speaking. There, he received his call from Jesus, "Follow me." <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:43;&version=31;</ref> Almost immediately after Jesus said this to him, Philip accepted the call and then went and told [[Nathanael]] he had "found the one [[Moses]] wrote about in the Law, and about whom the [[prophet]]s also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of [[Joseph]]." <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:45;&version=31;</ref>
 
<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2012:21;&version=31;</ref> Like them, on hearing of [[John the Baptist]], he traveled to where John was speaking. There, he received his call from Jesus, "Follow me." <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:43;&version=31;</ref> Almost immediately after Jesus said this to him, Philip accepted the call and then went and told [[Nathanael]] he had "found the one [[Moses]] wrote about in the Law, and about whom the [[prophet]]s also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of [[Joseph]]." <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:45;&version=31;</ref>
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