One of the two who heard John, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
Parallel translations
- KJV One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
- BSB Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
- ESV One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
- NKJV One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
- NASB One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
- NLT Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Mark 1:16–20Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- Matt 4:18–22Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
- John 1:40–42One of the two who heard John, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
- Luke 5:2–11He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
- Matt 10:2Now the names of the twelve apostles are these. The first, Simon, who is called Peter; Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee; John, his brother;
- Acts 1:13When they had come in, they went up into the upper room, where they were staying; that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
- John 6:8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him,
Themes, concepts, people & topics
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Pastoral
Henry on the prologue — rich on the Word and the incarnation.
Seminary
- ★ Start hereCommentaryThe Gospel According to John (Pillar NT Commentary)D. A. Carson · ~720 pp · Paid · reformed
The go-to mid-level exegetical commentary on John — rigorous and readable.
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Christ at the center
John declares him plainly: the eternal Word made flesh, the Lamb of God, the great 'I AM' — bread, light, door, shepherd, way, truth, life, resurrection — that you may believe and have life in his name.
How John 1:40 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.
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