Focused Passage

John 1:35-51

The Word Made Flesh, Witnessed, and Followed

The eternal Word enters the world as incarnate Light, is witnessed by John, identified as the Lamb and Son of God, and begins gathering disciples who confess him with expanding messianic titles.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

35The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.

36When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”

37And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.

38Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”

39“Come and see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour.

40Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.

41He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).

42Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).

43The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”

44Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.

45Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

46“Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.

47When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”

48“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”

49“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

50Jesus said to him, “Do you believe just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.”

51Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 35

Original words

TheΤῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singularnext dayἐπαύριονG1887Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJohnἸωάννηςG2491Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwas thereεἱστήκειG2476Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularagainπάλινG3825AdverbwithκαὶG2532ConjunctiontwoδύοG1417Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralofἐκG1537PrepositionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθητῶνG3101Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 36

Original words

WhenκαὶG2532Conjunctionhe sawἐμβλέψαςG1689Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Dative Masculine Singularwalking byπεριπατοῦντιG4043Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singularhe saidλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularLookἼδεG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularLambἈμνὸςG286Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 37

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And whenκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraltwoδύοG1417Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralheardἤκουσανG191Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralhimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singularsay thisλαλοῦντοςG2980Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionthey followedἠκολούθησανG190Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 38

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-δὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularturnedΣτραφεὶςG4762Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsawθεασάμενοςG2300Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine SingularthemαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralfollowingἀκολουθοῦνταςG190Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralWhatΤίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singulardo you wantζητεῖτεG2212Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralHe askedλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural-δὲG1161Conjunction-ΟἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralThey saidεἶπανG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralto HimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularRabbiῬαββίG4461Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular(whichG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularmeansμεθερμηνευόμενονG3177Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular. . .λέγεταιG3004Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularTeacher)ΔιδάσκαλεG1320Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularwhereΠοῦG4226Adverbare You stayingμένειςG3306Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Verse 39

Original words

ComeἜρχεσθεG2064Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionseeὄψεσθεG3708Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person PluralHe repliedΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralSoοὖνG3767Conjunctionthey wentἦλθανG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsawεἶδανG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralwhereποῦG4225AdverbHe was stayingμένειG3306Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionspentἔμεινανG3306Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralthatἐκείνηνG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulardayἡμέρανG2250Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularwithπαρ’G3844PrepositionHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularIt wasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularaboutὡςG5613Adverb[the] tenthδεκάτηG1182Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularhourὥραG5610Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • That is, about four in the afternoon
Verse 40

Original words

AndrewἈνδρέαςG406Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularSimonΣίμωνοςG4613Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularPeter’sΠέτρουG4074Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbrotherἀδελφὸςG80Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwasἮνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularoneεἷςG1520Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularofἐκG1537PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraltwoδύοG1417Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralwhoτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralheardἀκουσάντωνG191Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural-παρὰG3844PrepositionJohn’s [ testimony ]ἸωάννουG2491Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionfollowedἀκολουθησάντωνG190Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural[Jesus]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 41

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HeοὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularfirstπρῶτονG4412Adverb - SuperlativefoundεὑρίσκειG2147Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singular[his]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singular. . .ἴδιονG2398Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularbrotherἀδελφὸνG80Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularSimonΣίμωναG4613Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontoldλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularWe have foundΕὑρήκαμενG2147Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularMessiahΜεσσίανG3323Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular(whichG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulartranslated asμεθερμηνευόμενονG3177Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter SingularChrist)ΧριστόςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 42

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[Andrew] broughtἤγαγενG71Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314Preposition-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦνG2424Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[who]ἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularlooked atἐμβλέψαςG1689Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular[and] saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularYouΣὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularareεἶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularSimonΣίμωνG4613Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsonυἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof JohnἸωάννουG2491Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularYouσὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singularwill be calledκληθήσῃG2564Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 2nd Person SingularCephasΚηφᾶςG2786Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular(whichG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singularis translated asἑρμηνεύεταιG2059Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularPeter)ΠέτροςG4074Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 43

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TheΤῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singularnext dayἐπαύριονG1887Adverb[Jesus] decidedἠθέλησενG2309Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto set outἐξελθεῖνG1831Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveforεἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularGalileeΓαλιλαίανG1056Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionFindingεὑρίσκειG2147Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularPhilipΦίλιππονG5376Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[He]ἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartoldλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularFollowἈκολούθειG190Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularMeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular
Verse 44

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NowδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularPhilipΦίλιπποςG5376Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularfromἀπὸG575PrepositionBethsaidaΒηθσαϊδάG966Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-ἐκG1537PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singular[same] townπόλεωςG4172Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularas AndrewἈνδρέουG406Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionPeterΠέτρουG4074Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 45

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PhilipΦίλιπποςG5376Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularfoundΕὑρίσκειG2147Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularNathanaelΝαθαναὴλG3482Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontoldλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularWe have foundεὑρήκαμενG2147Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Pluralthe [One]ὋνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularMosesΜωϋσῆςG3475Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwrote aboutἔγραψενG1125Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularLawνόμῳG3551Noun - Dative Masculine Singular[ the One]καὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralprophets [foretold]προφῆταιG4396Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralJesusἸησοῦνG2424Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularofἀπὸG575PrepositionNazarethΝαζαρέτG3478Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular[the] sonυἱὸνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof JosephἸωσὴφG2501Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 46

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CanδύναταίG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularvvvτιG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singularanything goodἀγαθὸνG18Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularcomeεἶναιG1510Verb - Present Infinitive ActivefromἘκG1537PrepositionNazarethΝαζαρὲτG3478Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionNathanaelΝαθαναήλG3482Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularaskedεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularComeἜρχουG2064Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionseeἴδεG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularPhilipΦίλιπποςG5376Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 47

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-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[When] JesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsawΕἶδενG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularNathanaelΝαθαναὴλG3482Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularapproachingἐρχόμενονG2064Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular. . .πρὸςG4314Preposition. . .αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionHe saidλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularofπερὶG4012PrepositionhimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularHereἼδεG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular[is] a trueἀληθῶςG230AdverbIsraeliteἸσραηλίτηςG2475Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionwhomG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singularthere isἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnoοὐκG3756AdverbdeceitδόλοςG1388Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 48

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HowΠόθενG4159Adverbdo You knowγινώσκειςG1097Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularmeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularNathanaelΝαθαναήλG3482Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularaskedΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularrepliedἈπεκρίθηG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction-εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularBeforeΠρὸG4253PrepositionPhilipΦίλιππονG5376Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularcalledφωνῆσαιG5455Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveyouσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person SingularI sawεἶδόνG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular-ὄνταG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularunderὑπὸG5259PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularfig treeσυκῆνG4808Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 49

Original words

RabbiῬαββίG4461Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularNathanaelΝαθαναήλG3482Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularansweredἈπεκρίθηG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularYouσὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularareεἶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularYouσὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularareεἶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singularthe KingΒασιλεὺςG935Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof IsraelἸσραήλG2474Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 50

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JesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-ἈπεκρίθηG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionsaidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto himαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularDo you believeπιστεύειςG4100Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singularjust becauseὍτιG3754ConjunctionI toldεἶπόνG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionI sawεἶδόνG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person SingularunderὑποκάτωG5270PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularfig treeσυκῆςG4808Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularYou will seeὄψῃG3708Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singulargreater thingsμείζωG3173Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - Comparativethan theseτούτωνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Verse 51

Original words

ThenκαὶG2532ConjunctionHe declaredλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularTrulyἈμὴνG281Hebrew WordtrulyἀμὴνG281Hebrew WordI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Pluralyou will all seeὄψεσθεG3708Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularheavenοὐρανὸνG3772Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularopenἀνεῳγόταG455Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralangelsἀγγέλουςG32Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularascendingἀναβαίνονταςG305Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondescendingκαταβαίνονταςG2597Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralonἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • See Genesis 28:12.

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