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John 1:40-45

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

40. One of the two which heard John [speak], and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. 42. And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone. 43. The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. 44. Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45. Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

John 1:40-45 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on John 1:40

Theological / Devotional

One of the two. The writer identifies but one of the two. It is generally believed that the other was the writer himself, John the brother of James, who modestly refrains from identifying himself (see on v. 35; cf. eh. 21:20-24; DA 138).

Followed him. John and Andrew desired to converse with Jesus concerning the declaration of v. 36, “Behold the Lamb of God!” They were not yet thinking of following Him in the formal sense of becoming regular followers (see on v. 43). It was now probably the late autumn or early winter of A.D. 27 (see The Chronology of Luke 3:1, 2). They followed Jesus intermittently for the next year and a half before He issued the call to permanent discipleship (see on Luke 5:11). Jesus’ formal appointment of the Twelve did not take place till the late summer of A.D. 29 (see on Mark 3:13-19). The five who “followed” Jesus at the Jordan did so simply in the sense of accepting John’s witness to His Messiahship.

Andrew. See on Mark 3:18.

Simon Peter’s. See on Mark 3:16.

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