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35 The next day John was again with two of his disciples.
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35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
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36 He saw Jesus walking by. John said, "Look! The Lamb of God!"
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36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, "Look, the Lamb of God!"
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37 The two disciples heard him say this. So they followed Jesus.
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37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
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38 Then Jesus turned around and saw them following. He asked, "What do you want?" They said, "Rabbi, where are you staying?" "Rabbi" means Teacher.
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38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, "What do you want?" They said, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?"
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39 "Come," he replied. "You will see." So they went and saw where he was staying. They spent the rest of the day with him. It was about four o'clock in the afternoon.
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39 "Come," he replied, "and you will see." So they went and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him. It was about the tenth hour.
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40 Andrew was Simon Peter's brother. Andrew was one of the two disciples who heard what John had said. He had also followed Jesus.
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40 Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus.
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41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon. He told him, "We have found the Messiah." Messiah means Christ.
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41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, "We have found the Messiah" (that is, the Christ).
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42 And he brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon, son of John. You will be called Cephas." Cephas means Peter (or rock).
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42 And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which, when translated, is Peter ).
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