John 1:29–42

John Testifies About Jesus

²⁹The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God,^r who takes away the sin of the world!^{s 30}This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’^{t 31}I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”

³²Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.^{u 33}And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water^v told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’^{w 34}I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”^fx

John’s Disciples Follow Jesus

1:40–42pp—Mt 4:18–22; Mk 1:16–20; Lk 5:2–11

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

³⁷When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. ³⁸Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”

They said, “Rabbi”^a (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”

³⁹“Come,” he replied, “and you will see.”

So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.

⁴⁰Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. ⁴¹The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ).^{b 42}And he brought him to Jesus.

Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called^c Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter^g).^d