Apostle living at the time of the New Testament

Philip the apostle

John 1:43–46; 6:5–7; 12:21–22; 14:8–9

An apostle from Bethsaida in Galilee, the city of Andrew and Peter. Jesus found him and said, “Follow me”; Philip found Nathanael and told him they had found the one Moses and the prophets wrote about. When Nathanael asked, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip answered, “Come and see” (John 1:43–46). He was asked by some Greeks, “Sir, we want to see Jesus,” and told Andrew (John 12:20–22). At the Last Supper he said, “Lord, show us the Father,” and Jesus replied, “He who has seen me has seen the Father” (John 14:8–9). He is not the Philip of Acts 6 and 8.

His birth year isn't recorded; the bar assumes he was a young man when called in AD 30. From Bethsaida; he brought Nathanael to Jesus. Scripture doesn't record his death. Tradition places his last years and burial at Hierapolis in Asia Minor, though early writers sometimes confused him with Philip the evangelist of Acts 8. The end date shown is an estimate.

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