Bartholomew the Apostle

Before Philip Called You, I Saw You: Saint Bartholomew the Apostle (John 1:43-51)

Jesus sees us. Grace comes first. We come and see. We serve. “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” (John 1:48, ESV) “Come and see.” (John 1:46, ESV)

Saint Bartholomew the Apostle: An Anglican Perspective

Bartholomew reminds us that obscurity before the world is not obscurity before Christ. If the traditional identification with Nathanael is correct, his story begins precisely with this discovery. Before Philip speaks to him, Jesus sees him.