John 1:29–51

The Lamb of God

²⁹The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Here is the Lamb of God, ^vwho takes away the sin ^wof the world! ³⁰This is the One I told you about: ‘After me comes a man who has surpassed me, because He existed before me.’ ³¹I didn’t know Him, ^xbut I came baptizing with ^ywater so He might be revealed ^zto Israel.”

³²And John testified, “I watched the Spirit ^adescending from heaven like a dove, and He rested on Him. ^b33I didn’t know Him, but He ^cwho sent me to baptize with ^dwater told me, ‘The One you see the Spirit descending and resting on—He is the One who baptizes with ^ethe Holy Spirit.’ ^f34I have seen and testified that He is the Son of God!” ^gh

³⁵Again the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples. ³⁶When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look! The Lamb of God!”

³⁷The two disciples heard him say this and followed Jesus. ³⁸When Jesus turned and noticed them following Him, He asked them, “What are you looking for?”

They said to Him, “Rabbi” ⁱ(which means “Teacher”), “where are You staying?”

³⁹“Come and you’ll see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and they stayed with Him that day. It was about 10 in the morning. ^j

⁴⁰Andrew, ^kSimon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John and followed Him. ⁴¹He first found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah!” ^lm(which means “Anointed ⁿOne”), ⁴²and he brought Simon to Jesus.

When Jesus saw him, He said, “You are Simon, son of John. ^oYou will be called ^•Cephas” ^p(which means “Rock”).

Philip and Nathanael

⁴³The next day He ^qdecided to leave for Galilee. Jesus found Philip ^rand told him, “Follow Me!”

⁴⁴Now Philip was from Bethsaida, ^sthe hometown of Andrew and Peter. ⁴⁵Philip found Nathanael ^tuand told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law (and so did the prophets ^v): Jesus the son of Joseph, ^wfrom Nazareth!” ^x

⁴⁶“Can anything good ^ycome out of Nazareth?” Nathanael asked him.

“Come and see,” Philip answered.

⁴⁷Then Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him and said about him, “Here is a true Israelite; ^zno deceit is in him.”

⁴⁸“How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.

“Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you,” Jesus answered.

⁴⁹“Rabbi,” ^aNathanael replied, “You are the Son ^bof God! You are the King of Israel!” ^c

⁵⁰Jesus responded to him, “Do you believe only because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You ^dwill see greater things than this.” ⁵¹Then He said, “^•I assure you: You ^ewill see heaven opened and the angels of God ^fascending and descending ^gon the ^•Son of Man.” ^h