John 1:29–42

John’s Witness at Christ’s Baptism

Matt. 3:13–17; Mark 1:9–11; Luke 3:21, 22

²⁹The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! ^pThe Lamb of God ^qwho takes away the sin of the world! ³⁰This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who ²is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ ³¹I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, ^rtherefore I came baptizing with water.”

^32sAnd John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. ³³I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, ^tthis is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ ³⁴And I have seen and testified that this is the ^uSon of God.”

Andrew and Peter Follow Christ

³⁵Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples. ³⁶And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, ^v“Behold the Lamb of God!”

³⁷The two disciples heard him speak, and they ^wfollowed Jesus. ³⁸Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, “What do you seek?”

They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, when translated, Teacher), “where are You staying?”

³⁹He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where He was staying, and remained with Him that day (now it was about the tenth hour).

⁴⁰One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was ^xAndrew, Simon Peter’s brother. ⁴¹He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the ³Messiah” (which is translated, the Christ). ⁴²And he brought him to Jesus.

Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, “You are Simon the son of ⁴Jonah. ^yYou shall be called Cephas” (which is translated, ⁵A Stone).