Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the festival. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. ”Sir,” they said, ”we would like to see Jesus.” Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus.
John’s gospel has a very distinct tone and pace to the writing. We start out, “In the beginning…” (John 1:1) and move through a series of stories that all focus on the divinity of Jesus. As Jesus begins his ministry, the story embraces conflict with the Pharisees. Even this speaks to the divinity of Jesus. Eventually, we come to this verse about some visiting Greeks.
What?!
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