Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
John 1:40
One of the two which heard John speak and followed Him was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
One of the two which heard John speak and followed Him was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. The Only-begotten, the Eternal Word; His Glory and His Manifestation -- Chapter 1:1-2:22 CHAPTER 1 __ 1. The Word: the Creator, the Life and the Light. (John 1:1 .)...
THE BAPTIST'S DISCIPLES AND JESUS. On the morrow to two of his disciples John bears similar witness. The account in its details suggests the recollections of one to whom the incident bad been the turn...
ONE OF THE TWO... WAS ANDREW, SIMON PETER'S BROTHER. Andrew and his brother Simon were sons of Jonas, of the town of Bethsaida in Galilee, and were fishermen by trade. The description of Andrew as Pet...
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who had heard John speaking about Jesus, and who had followed him. First thing in the morning, he went and found his own brother Simon. "We have found...
THE WORD (John 1:1-18)...
HEARD JOHN SPEAK. heard (this) from (Greek. _pare._ App-104.) John. ANDREW, SIMON. See App-141....
_Andrew, Simon Peter's brother_ Before the end of the first century, therefore, it was natural to describe Andrew by his relationship to his far better known brother. In Church History S. Peter is eve...
ὌΨΕΣΘΕ. The reading ἴδετε perhaps comes from John 1:47. ἘΚΕΊΝΗΝ. That memorable day. ὭΡΑ ἯΝ ὩΣ ΔΕΚΆΤΗ. S. John remembers the very hour of this crisis in his life: all the details of the narrative ar...
THE TESTIMONY OF DISCIPLES This section falls into two divisions, each occupying a day; (1) the call of Andrew, John, Peter, and perhaps James; (2) that of Philip and Nathanael. Of these Peter and Ja...
ANDREW, JOHN AND PETER...
VER 37. AND THE TWO DISCIPLES HEARD HIM SPEAK, AND THEY FOLLOWED JESUS. 38. THEN JESUS TURNED, AND SAW THEM FOLLOWING, AND SAID TO THEM, WHAT SEEK YOU? THEY SAID UNTO HIM, RABBI, (WHICH IS TO SAY, BEI...
_THE ETERNAL WORD NEEDS FAITHFUL DISCIPLES -- JOHN 1:35-42:_ John 1:35-42 gives an account of Jesus calling His first disciples. The key to discipleship is "following Jesus." (John 1:37) God can use a...
ΆΚΟΥΣΆΝΤΩΝ _aor. act. part. (adj.) от_ ΆΚΟΎΩ (G191) слышать, ΆΚΟΛΟΥΘΗΣΆΝΤΩΝ _aor. act. part., см._ John 1:37....
WHICH HEARD JOHN SPEAK,— _Who had received information from John;_ namely, that mentioned John 1:36....
ANDREW, PETER AND AN UNNAMED DISCIPLE _Text 1:35-42_ 35 Again on the morrow John was standing, and two of his disciples; 36 and he looked upon Jesus as he walked, and saith, Behold the Lamb of Go...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 1:35-51 We first submit a brief Analysis of the passage which is to be before us. We would divide it as follows:— 1. John points to Christ as God’s Lamb, John...
One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. ONE OF THE TWO WHICH HEARD JOHN SPEAK, AND FOLLOWED HIM, WAS ANDREW, SIMON PETER'S BROTHER. It would appe...
Government and education are still the panaceas proposed by the majority of priest-craft. But John wisely withdraws himself from their notice, and as the Voice, heralds the coming of the Messiah Himse...
PRELIMINARY CALL OF FIVE APOSTLES, ANDREW, JOHN, PETER, PHILIP, AND BARTHOLOMEW (peculiar to Jn). This account, so far from conflicting with the (later) call described Matthew 4:18; Mark 1:15; (cp. Lu...
THE DIVINITY AND INCARNATION OF THE WORD. WITNESS OF JOHN. THE FIRST DISCIPLES 1-18. Preface, declaring (1) that the Word was God, (2) that He was made man, (3) that He revealed the Father. This subl...
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ THE AUTHOR Most people agree that John, Jesus’ *disciple, wrote the 4th *Gospel. John’s father was called Zebedee. And John had...
ONE OF THE TWO. — The Evangelist will even here draw the veil over his own identity (see _Introduction_). The _one_ is Andrew, even now marked out as brother of the better-known Simon Peter. On these...
CHAPTER 4 THE FIRST DISCIPLES. “Again on the morrow John was standing, and two of his disciples; and he looked upon Jesus as He walked, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God! And the two disciples heard...
_Witness of John to two of his disciples and first self-manifestation of Jesus as the Christ_. Bengel entitles the section, John 1:35-42, “primae origines Ecclesiae Christianae”; but from the evangeli...
_The witness of John and its result_....
HOW JESUS WINS FOLLOWERS John 1:35-42 On this third day John again looked eagerly and wistfully on Jesus as He walked. He spoke of Him again as God's Lamb, and there was a significance in His words t...
The Gospel of John brings us into the profoundest facts concerning the Person of Jesus. The first eighteen verses constitute the introduction to the whole Book. The main declaration is found by bringi...
DISCIPLES OF JESUS John 1:35-43. “On the following day, John again stood, and two of His disciples, and looking upon Jesus walking about, says, Behold the Lamb of God. And the two disciples heard Him...
I. FIRST GROUP: VV. 38-43. We have just mentioned John. Almost all the adversaries of the authenticity themselves acknowledge that the author, in relating his story as he does here, wishes to pass hi...
SECOND SECTION: 1:38-52. BEGINNINGS OF THE WORK OF JESUS. BIRTH OF FAITH. Testimony is the condition of faith. For faith is, at the outset, the acceptance of a divine fact on the foundation of testimo...
VER. 40. “ _He saith unto them: Come, and you shall see.They came and saw where he abode: and they remained with him that day; it was about the tenth hour._ ” The disciples made inquiries as to His dw...
Again, the next day after, John stood, and two of his disciples: (36) And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! (37) And the two disciples heard him speak. And they follow...
The opening verses (John 1:1-18) introduce the most glorious subject which God Himself ever gave in employing the pen of man; not only the most glorious in point of theme, but in the profoundest point...
40._Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. _The design of the Evangelist, down to the end of the chapter, is to inform us how gradually the disciples were brought to Christ. Here he relates about Peter, and a...
The first chapter asserts what He was before all things, and the different characters in which He is a blessing to man, being made flesh. He is, and He is the expression of, the whole mind that subsis...
ONE OF THE TWO WHICH HEARD JOHN [SPEAK],.... The above things, concerning Jesus being the Lamb of God: AND FOLLOWED HIM; that is, Jesus, as the Syriac and Arabic versions read; and the Persic version...
One of the two which heard John _speak_, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. Ver. 40. _One of the two_] See here how mean and slender the Catholic Church was at first. Two poor men o...
_One of the two who heard John speak_ In the manner above related; _was Andrew_ And probably this evangelist, John, was the other, it being his custom to conceal his own name in his writings. _He_ And...
CHRIST THE LIVING WORD (vs.1-5) Revelation 19:13, speaking of the Lord Jesus, says, "His name is called the Word of God." As such He had no beginning: in the beginning He was there. In person He is...
37-42 The strongest and most prevailing argument with an awakened soul to follow Christ, is, that it is he only who takes away sin. Whatever communion there is between our souls and Christ, it is he...
Concerning the call of this Andrew to the apostleship, SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 4:18". SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 4:19". SEE POOLE ON "MARK 1:16". See Poole on ...
Origen Commentary on Matthew Book X And in order to explain the fact that of those who were permitted to go with Jesus and see His abode, the one who was more eminent becomes also an Apostle, these w...
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JOHN THE BAPTISER'S TESTIMONY TO JESUS AND THE CALLING OF DISCIPLES (JOHN 1:19). The portrayal of John the Baptiser by the writer is in interesting contrast to the John the Baptiser portrayed in the o...
DISCIPLES BEGIN TO GATHER TO JESUS (JOHN 1:35). The great teachers of Israel would often have bands of ‘disciples' who gathered round them to learn from them, and then to pass on their teaching. Here...
‘One of the two who heard John speak and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.' In a passage where names are continually given the total silence as to the name of Andrew's companion is prof...
John 1:40. ONE OF THE TWO WHICH HEARD FROM JOHN AND FOLLOWED HIM, WAS ANDREW, SIMON PETER'S BROTHER. Andrew belonged to Bethsaida (John 1:44), and is again referred to in John 6:8;...
The same general subject is continued in this section Jesus taking His place on the stage of history. We pass now, however, from the witness of the Baptist, given on two successive days, to the manife...
ANDREW (Ανδρεας). Explained by John as one of the two disciples of the Baptist and identified as the brother of the famous Simon Peter (cf. also John 6:8; John 12:22). The more formal call of Andrew...
John 1:40 The World's Benefactors. I. Little as Scripture tells us of St. Andrew, it affords us enough for a lesson, and that an important one. These are the facts before us. St. Andrew was the first...
John 1:35 The First Disciples. I. We see here the very first beginnings of the Christian Church. With what reverent interest may we meetly regard this simple record of the beginning of that great kin...
John 1:40 The First Disciples Simon Peter. In this incident we have two things mainly to consider (1) the witness of the disciple; (2) the self-revelation of the Master. I. The witness of the discip...
John 1:29. _The next day_ This chapter is a record of the events that occurred on different days. Sometimes God does great things in a single day; one extraordinary day may have more in it than a hun...
John 1:19. _And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou ? And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ._ «I...
John 1:29. _The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of god, which taketh away the sin of the world._ John lost no time. He had no sooner discovered the Saviour than...
CONTENTS: Deity of Christ. Ministry of John the Baptist. Jesus announced as the Lamb of God, and the first converts to Him. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, John the Baptist, Moses, Elias, Isaiah, Pharisees,...
John 1:1. _In the beginning was the Word._ Εν αρχη ο λογος. John begins the new creation with the words of Moses of the old creation, and continues to speak of Christ in the running language of all th...
ONE OF THE TWO WHO HEARD JOHN. Andrew was one of the first two disciples of Christ. AT ONCE ANDREW FOUND HIS BROTHER SIMON. Simon Peter. This is the true Christian spirit. MESSIAH. See note on John 1:...
_The next day_ THE FIRST UTTERANCES OF THE WORD 1. A searching question. 2. A gracious invitation. 3. An encouraging promise. 4. A Divine command. 5. A heart revelation. 6. An assurance of a p...
_One of the two which heard John speak_ ANDREW I. THE EARNEST SEEKER AFTER SALVATION. 1. His mind had been prepared (1) By the preaching of the Baptist (2) By independent reflection and Bible stu...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 1:40 ONE OF THE TWO... WAS ANDREW. The name of the other disciple is not stated; most likely he was John, the author of this Gospel. ⇐
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 1:19 Signs of the Messiah, with Teaching about Life in Him. The first half of John’s Gospel features Jesus’ demonstration of his messianic identity through several selected “signs” ...
THE HOLY GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, ACCORDING TO JOHN. T HIS is the title in the Greek and Latin codices. In the Syriac it is as follows, _The Holy Gospel, the Preaching of Jouchanon_ (John), _which...
_ Was made_ : not that the Word was changed into flesh, or flesh into the Word, for, as S. Chrysostom says, "far from that immortal nature is transmutation." For how could flesh become God, that is, h...
_Now one of the two_, &c. John inserts this to show in what way Peter, who was to be the prince of the Apostles, and the head of the whole Church, was led to Christ. It was because Andrew, being glad...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 1:38. JESUS TURNED, ETC.—Jesus saw these two young men modestly following Him, too diffident to accost Him. He, therefore, with friendly invitation encouraged the...
EXPOSITION THE title of the book is differently given in the manuscripts and ancient versions, and the differences are so considerable that they cannot be referred to the original text. The simplest f...
Shall we turn in our Bibles to the gospel according to John. The gospel of John was the last of the gospels that were written. It was written towards the close of that first century, written by John,...
Acts 1:13; John 6:8; Matthew 10:2; Matthew 4:18...
FOLLOWING CHRIST John 1:36 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We delight in the study of John the Baptist. Christ said that he was the greatest man born of woman, yet he was not self-centered or proud. Had he been...
PETER THE FISHER OF MEN John 1:35 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We come to the study of one of the outstanding Apostles of the Cross. Whatever you may think of Peter, and his failures, you must grant that he...
Were the apostles called at this time or later? PROBLEM: John records that Jesus called Andrew, Peter, Philip, Nathanael, and another disciple at this time. However, the other Gospels record their cal...