John 1:37-42 (New Living Translation)
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Then John's two disciples turned and followed Jesus.
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Jesus looked around and saw them following. "What do you want?" he asked them. They replied, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?"
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"Come and see," he said. It was about four o'clock in the afternoon when they went with him to the place, and they stayed there the rest of the day.
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Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of these men who had heard what John said and then followed Jesus.
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The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother, Simon, and tell him, "We have found the Messiah" (which means the Christ).
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Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, "You are Simon, the son of John -- but you will be called Cephas" (which means Peter a ).
Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved. (New Living Translation - The Bible Online)
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