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Book of John Chapter 1 - Read Chapter 1:35 - [In Context ]The next day John was there again. John had two of his followers with him.
1:36 - [In Context ]John saw Jesus walking by. John said, "Look, the Lamb of God F27 !"
1:37 - [In Context ]The two followers heard John say this, so they followed Jesus.
1:38 - [In Context ]Jesus turned and saw the two men following him. Jesus asked, "What do you want?" The two men said, "Rabbi, where are you staying?" ("Rabbi" means "Teacher.")
1:39 - [In Context ]Jesus answered, "Come with me and you will see." So the two men went with Jesus. They saw the place where Jesus stayed. They stayed there with Jesus that day. It was about four o'clock.
1:40 - [In Context ]These two men followed Jesus after they heard about Jesus from John. One of these two men was named Andrew. Andrew was Simon Peter's brother.
1:41 - [In Context ]The first thing Andrew did was to go find his brother, Simon. Andrew said to Simon, "We have found the Messiah." ("Messiah" means "Christ. F28 ")
1:42 - [In Context ]Then Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at Simon and said, "You are Simon, the son of John. You will be called Cephas." ("Cephas" means "Peter. F29 ")
FOOTNOTES: F27: Lamb of God Name for Jesus. It means that Jesus is like the lambs that were offered for a sacrifice to God.
F28: Christ The "anointed one" (Messiah) or chosen one of God.
F29: Peter The Greek name "Peter," like the Aramaic name "Cephas," means "rock."
Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; WJD - What Jesus Did!; SPG - Spurgeon's Morning & Evening; UTM - My Utmost for His Highest;
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