Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
Parallel translations
- WEB One of the two who heard John, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
- KJV One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
- 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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Quick answer
One of the two who followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He becomes a model of bringing others to Christ.
Overview
The Evangelist names Andrew, identifying him by his more famous brother Peter. Andrew's prominence here lies in what he does next — leading Peter to Jesus. The detail reflects eyewitness familiarity and introduces figures central to the apostolic band, showing how the gospel spread person to person from the very start.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Mark 1:16–20As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- Matt 4:18–22As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- John 1:40–42Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
- Luke 5:2–11He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
- Matt 10:2These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
- Acts 1:13When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas 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.
Original language
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