John 1:43
Follow me.
Spoken to Phillip.
John 1:43 Follow me.
John 1:43 Follow me.
Follow me.
Greek
Greek Word Order
We follow Jesus for his purposes not our own.
Lost in Translation
This verse exists in all three synoptic gospels, but in the other gospels, it is addressed to Matthew, not Phillip. In all gospels, the exact same words in same forms are used. The "me" is an indirect object, the form of object taken by the verb when the one being followed is a person.
Vocabulary (Greek word by word)
Ἀκολούθει [22 verses](2nd sg pres imperat act) "Follow" is from akoloutheo, which means "to follow", and "to go with". It also means "to be guided by" and means following a leader as a disciple.
μοι (pron 1st masc dat) "Me" is from moi, which means "I", "me" and "my".
KJV — word by word
Follow - The term "follow" means "to follow" or "go with", in a physical sense, but it is also a metaphor meaning "to be guided by" or "to follow the meaning of". The term also specifically means "to follow the thread" of a discourse.
me. - The "me" is in the form of an indirect object, so it is not the object of "follow", which would be in a different form. The sense is that the person following does not act directly on the person they follow, but rather indirectly. The form has a number of uses in Greek. Most commonly it is an indirect object ("follow this road [the object] to Rome [the indirect object]".
NIV — word by word
Follow - The term "follow" means "to follow" or "go with", in a physical sense, but it is also a metaphor meaning "to be guided by" or "to follow the meaning of". The term also specifically means "to follow the thread" of a discourse.
me. - The "me" is in the form of an indirect object, so it is not the object of "follow", which would be in a different form. The sense is that the person following does not act directly on the person they follow, but rather indirectly. The form has a number of uses in Greek. Most commonly it is an indirect object ("follow this road [the object] to Rome [the indirect object]".