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The Book of John - Chapter 1:35-42 - (ESV)

Updated: Sep 23, 2023

Jesus Calls the First Disciples - {Interlinear <Greek>}

1:35 - The {Τῇ<ho>} nextday {ἐπαύριον<epaurion>} again {πάλιν<palin>} John {ὁ Ἰωάννης<ho Iōannēs>} was → standing {ἱστήκει<histēmi>} with {καὶ<kai>} two {δύο. dyo>} of {ἐκ<ek>} his {αὐτοῦ<autos>} disciples, {τῶν μαθητῶν<ho mathētēs>}

1:36 - and {καὶ<kai>} he looked at {ἐμβλέψας<emblepō>} Jesus {τῷ Ἰησοῦ <ho Iēsousas>} he walked by {περιπατοῦντι<peripateō>} and • said, {λέγει·<legō“>} Behold, {ἴδε<ide>} the {ὁ ho>} Lamb {ἀμνὸς<amnos>} of → God!” {τοῦ θεοῦ. <ho theos>}

1:37 - • {καὶ<kai>} The {οἱ<ho>} two {δύο<dyo>} disciples {μαθηταὶ<mathētēs>} heard {ἤκουσαν<akouō>} him {αὐτοῦ<autos>} say {λαλοῦντος<laleō>} this, • and {καὶ<kai>} they → followed {ἠκολούθησαν<akoloutheō>} Jesus. {τῷ Ἰησοῦ.<ho Iēsous>}.

1:38 - • {δὲ<de>} Jesus {ὁ Ἰησοῦς<ho Iēsous>} turned {Στραφεὶς<strephō>} and {καὶ <kai>} saw {θεασάμενος<theaomai>} them {αὐτοὺς<autos>} following {ἀκολουθοῦντας <akoloutheō>} and • said {λέγει<legō>} to → them, {αὐτοῖς·<autos>} “What {τί<tis>} are → you → seeking?” {ζητεῖτε;<zēteō>} And {δὲ<de>} they {οἱ<ho>} said {εἶπαν<legō>} to → him, {αὐτῷ·<autos>} “Rabbi” {ῥαββεί,<rhabbei>} (which {ὃ<hos>} means {λέγεται μεθερμηνευόμενον<legō methermēneuō>} Teacher), {διδάσκαλε,<didaskalos>} “where {ποῦ<pou>} are → you → staying?” {μένεις; <menō>}?

1:39 - He → said {λέγει<legō>} to → them, {αὐτοῖς·<autos>} “Come {ἔρχεσθε <erchomai>} and {καὶ<kai>} you → will → see.” {ὄψεσθε.<horaō>} So {οὖν<oun>} they → came {Ἦλθαν<erchomai>} and {καὶ<kai>} saw {εἶδαν<horaō>} where {ποῦ<pou>} he → → staying, {μένει,<menō>} and {καὶ<kai>} they → stayed {ἔμειναν<menō>} with {παρ᾽<para>} him {αὐτῷ<autos>} that {ἐκείνην·<ekeinos>} day, {τὴν ἡμέραν<ho hēmera>} for {δὲ<de>} it → was {ἦν<eimi>} about {ὡς<hōs>} the → tenth {δεκάτη.<dekatos>} hour. {ὥρα<hōra>}.

1:40 - One {εἷς<heis>} of {ἐκ<ek>} the {τῶν<ho>} two {δύο<dyo>} who {τῶν<ho>} heard {ἀκουσάντων<akouō>} John {Ἰωάννου<Iōannēs>} speak • and {καὶ<kai>} followed {ἀκολουθησάντων<akoloutheō>} Jesus • was {ἦν<eimi>} Andrew, {Ἀνδρέας<Andreas>} Simon {Σίμωνος<Simōn>} Peter’s {Πέτρου<Petros>} brother. {ὁ ἀδελφὸς {ho adelphos • παρὰ <para> • αὐτῷ.<autos>}

1:41 - He {οὗτος<houtos>} first {πρῶτον<prōtos>} found {Εὑρίσκει<heuriskō>} his → own {τὸν ἴδιον<ho idios>} brother {τὸν ἀδελφὸν<ho adelphos>} Simon {Σίμωνα <Simōn>} and {καὶ<kai>} said {λέγει<legō>} to → him, {αὐτῷ·<autos>} “We → have → found {εὑρήκαμεν<heuriskō>} the {τὸν<ho>} Messiah” {μεσσίαν,<Messias>} (which {ὅ<hos>} means {ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον<eimi methermēneuō>} Christ). {χριστός.<Christos>}.

1:42 - He → brought {ἤγαγεν<agō>} him {αὐτὸν<autos>} to {πρὸς<pros>} Jesus. {τὸν Ἰησοῦν.<ho Iēsous.>} Jesus {ὁ Ἰησοῦς<ho Iēsous} looked at {ἐμβλέψας <emblepō>} him {αὐτῷ<autos>} and • said, {εἶπεν·<legō>} “You {σὺ<sy>} are {εἶ <eimi>} Simon {Σίμων<Simōn>} the {ὁ<ho>} son {υἱὸς <huios>} of → John. {Ἰωάννου·<Iōannēs>} You {σὺ<sy>} shall → be → called {κληθήσῃ<kaleō>} Cephas” {Κηφᾶς,<Kēphas>} (which {ὃ <hos>} means {ἑρμηνεύεται<hermēneuō>} Peter). {Πέτρος. <Petros.>}

John 1:35-51 -

Like the other Gospel writers, John shows us the paradox of service in Jesus’ kingdom. As his first disciples and trusted servants, Jesus chooses unlikely men, mostly fishermen, all of whom will fail him at one time or another. God chooses the weak in order to exalt his name (cf. 1 Cor. 1:26–27). This is good news for all of us who recognize our own weaknesses and sin. Our failings do not disqualify us from Christ’s kingdom. Spiritual heroism is not what qualifies us for heaven. There is only one hero in the gospel story: Jesus himself.

The most important qualification for Jesus’ disciples is to know his name—that is, to be absolutely clear in heart and mind about who he is and what he has done. Thus, the first disciples were given an immersion course in Christology. In the span of 16 verses, Jesus is identified as “the Lamb of God,” “the Messiah,” “the Son of God,” “the King of Israel,” and “Son of Man”—all messianic names that take on a fuller meaning throughout John’s Gospel.

At the heart of all these names is the truth that Jesus has come to save—to be the ladder from heaven to earth of which Jacob dreamed (Gen. 28:12) and to which Jesus alludes in John 1:51. But we do not climb our way up to God; God in Christ came down to us.

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The Book of John - Chapter 1:35-42 - (ESV)

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