John 1:37

37 καὶ ἤκουσαν οἱ δύο μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ⸃ λαλοῦντος καὶ ἠκολούθησαν τῷ Ἰησοῦ.

John 1:37 Meaning and Commentary

John 1:37

And the two disciples heard him speak
The above words, and took notice of them; faith in Christ came by hearing them; they reached their hearts, and they found their affections, and the desires of their souls, to be after Christ:

and they followed Jesus;
left their master, and went after him, in order to get some acquaintance with him, and receive some instructions from him.

John 1:37 In-Context

35 Τῇ ἐπαύριον πάλιν εἱστήκει ὁ Ἰωάννης καὶ ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ δύο,

36 καὶ ἐμβλέψας τῷ Ἰησοῦ περιπατοῦντι λέγει · Ἴδε ὁ ἀμνὸς τοῦ θεοῦ.

37 καὶ ἤκουσαν οἱ δύο μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ⸃ λαλοῦντος καὶ ἠκολούθησαν τῷ Ἰησοῦ.

38 στραφεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ θεασάμενος αὐτοὺς ἀκολουθοῦντας λέγει αὐτοῖς · Τί ζητεῖτε; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν αὐτῷ · Ῥαββί ὃ λέγεται μεθερμηνευόμενον Διδάσκαλε ), ποῦ μένεις;

39 λέγει αὐτοῖς · Ἔρχεσθε καὶ ὄψεσθε. ἦλθαν οὖν ⸃ καὶ εἶδαν ποῦ μένει, καὶ παρ’ αὐτῷ ἔμειναν τὴν ἡμέραν ἐκείνην · ὥρα ἦν ὡς δεκάτη.