Philip the Apostle

John 1 records Jesus finding Philip and saying, 'Follow me.' Philip then sought Nathanael and announced that he had found the one written about by Moses and the prophets, Jesus of Nazareth. When Nathanael objected, Philip answered with the simple invitation, 'Come and see.' Philip appears fifth in the Synoptic lists of the Twelve. Before the feeding of the five thousand, Jesus tested him by asking where bread could be bought for the crowd; Philip calculated the enormous cost, setting the stage for the sign Jesus was about to perform. Later, Greeks who had come to worship at the feast approached Philip and said they wished to see Jesus. Philip told Andrew, and together they brought the request to Jesus. During the Last Supper discourse Philip asked Jesus to show the disciples the Father. Jesus replied that anyone who had seen Him had seen the Father, using Philip's request to teach about the profound unity of Father and Son. Acts lists Philip among the apostles after the ascension. He must not be confused with Philip the evangelist of Acts 6 and 8, a different New Testament figure.