John 1:35-45

New American Standard Bible

Jesus’ Public Ministry; First Converts

³⁵Again ^(A)the next day John was standing ^[a]with two of his disciples, ³⁶and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and *said, “Behold, ^(B)the Lamb of God!” ³⁷And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. ³⁸And Jesus turned and saw them following, and *said to them, “What are you seeking?” They said to Him, “^(C)Rabbi (which translated 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; it was about the ^[b]tenth hour. ⁴⁰^(D)One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. ⁴¹He first *found his own brother Simon and *said to him, “We have found the ^(E)Messiah” (which translated means ^[c]Christ). ⁴²He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of ^[d]^(F)John; you shall be called ^(G)Cephas” (which is translated ^[e]^(H)Peter).

⁴³^(I)The next day He ^[f]decided to go to ^(J)Galilee, and He *found ^(K)Philip. And Jesus *said to him, “^(L)Follow Me.” ⁴⁴Now ^(M)Philip was from ^(N)Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. ⁴⁵^(O)Philip *found ^(P)Nathanael and *said to him, “We have found Him of whom ^(Q)Moses wrote in the Law, and ^(R)the prophets also wrote: Jesus ^(S)the son of Joseph, from ^(T)Nazareth!”