John 1:35-51

Jesus Calls the First Disciples

35The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, 36and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, athe Lamb of God!” 37The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. 38Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, bWhat are you seeking?” And they said to him, cRabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?” 39He said to them, Come and you will see.” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.
That is, about 4 p.m.
40 eOne of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus
Greek him
was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
41He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found gthe Messiah” (which means Christ). 42He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, You are Simon the son of hJohn. You shall be called iCephas (which means jPeter
 Cephas and  Peter are from the word for rock in Aramaic and Greek, respectively
).

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

43 lThe next day Jesus decided mto go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, Follow me.” 44Now nPhilip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45Philip found oNathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom pMoses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus qof Nazareth, rthe son of Joseph.” 46Nathanael said to him, sCan anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” 47Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, Behold, tan Israelite indeed, uin whom there is no deceit!” 48Nathanael said to him, “How vdo you know me?” Jesus answered him, Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” 49Nathanael answered him, wRabbi, xyou are the Son of God! You are the yKing of Israel!” 50Jesus answered him, Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” 51And he said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you,
The Greek for  you is plural; twice in this verse
you will see aaheaven opened, and abthe angels of God ascending and descending on acthe Son of Man.”


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