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John 1:41

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39 He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.

40 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

43 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
KJV
He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
WEB
He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is, being interpreted, Christ).
ASV
He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ).
DARBY
He first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found the Messias (which being interpreted is Christ).
BLB
He first finds [his] own brother Simon, and he says to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is, being translated, Christ).
ÅB
En av de to som hørte hint ord av Johannes og fulgte etter ham, var Andreas, Simon Peters bror;
OTB
Det første Andreas gjorde var å finne sin bror Simon og si til ham, “Vi har funnet Messias” (som oversettes som Kristus).
B1930
[DNB30: 42] han finner først sin bror Simon, og sier til ham: Vi har funnet Messias, det er utlagt: Kristus.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • John 4:25

    The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.

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  • John 1:45

    Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

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  • Acts 13:32–33

    And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,

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  • Isaiah 2:3–5

    And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

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  • Psalms 89:20

    I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:

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  • Acts 10:38

    How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

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  • Daniel 9:25–26

    Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.

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  • Luke 2:17

    And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

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