One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him,
Parallel translations
- KJV One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,
- BSB One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,
- NKJV One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,
- NASB One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, *said to Him,
- NLT Then Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up.
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Cross-references · 2
- John 1:40–44One of the two who heard John, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
- Matt 4:18Walking 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.
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