On the next day, he was determined to go out into Galilee, and he found Philip. Jesus said to him, "Follow me."
There is no Scriptural reference to Philip after Pentecost, which leads to doubt that any great success attended his preaching.  It would seem that he was more concerned with practical objections to spiritual projects than the others.  It was Philip who counted up the cost of the bread that would have been needed to feed the five thousand.  Like many in all ages, he failed to take into account the power of the Lord.  The tradition that Philip was the man who wanted first to go and bury his father  (Matthew 8:21) is not authentic, but it seems to fit his type of thinking.  As Goodspeed said, "We know little or nothing about the fifth apostle except his name."[47]  It is known, however, that he was one of the Twelve, in fact the fifth in that sacred list, that he was a citizen of Bethsaida, the hometown of Peter and Andrew and James and John, and that he was faithful to the Lord.  This is far more than enough to justify the inscription of his name upon one of the foundations of the Eternal City  (Revelation 21:14).  Added to that is the precious information revealed here regarding the enlistment of Nathaniel.