John 1:37

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When John’s two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 10:17 : 17 Consequently faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the preached word of Christ.
  • Zech 8:21 : 21 The inhabitants of one will go to another and say,“Let’s go up at once to ask the favor of the LORD, to seek the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. Indeed, I’ll go with you.”’
  • John 1:43 : 43 The Calling of More Disciples On the next day Jesus wanted to set out for Galilee. He found Philip and said to him,“Follow me.”
  • John 4:39-42 : 39 The Samaritans Respond Now many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the report of the woman who testified,“He told me everything I ever did.” 40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they began asking him to stay with them. He stayed there two days, 41 and because of his word many more believed. 42 They said to the woman,“No longer do we believe because of your words, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this one really is the Savior of the world.”
  • Rev 22:17 : 17 And the Spirit and the bride say,“Come!” And let the one who hears say:“Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wants it take the water of life free of charge.
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time– how good it is!
  • Eph 4:29 : 29 You must let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for the building up of the one in need, that it would give grace to those who hear.

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  • John 1:38-40
    3 verses
    86%

    38Jesus turned around and saw them following and said to them,“What do you want?” So they said to him,“Rabbi”(which is translated Teacher),“where are you staying?”

    39Jesus answered,“Come and you will see.” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. Now it was about four o’clock in the afternoon.

    40Andrew’s Declaration Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two disciples who heard what John said and followed Jesus.

  • John 1:34-36
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    34I have both seen and testified that this man is the Chosen One of God.”

    35Again the next day John was standing there with two of his disciples.

    36Gazing at Jesus as he walked by, he said,“Look, the Lamb of God!”

  • Mark 1:36-37
    2 verses
    79%

    36Simon and his companions searched for him.

    37When they found him, they said,“Everyone is looking for you.”

  • 43The Calling of More Disciples On the next day Jesus wanted to set out for Galilee. He found Philip and said to him,“Follow me.”

  • Mark 1:16-20
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    16As he went along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, casting a net into the sea(for they were fishermen).

    17Jesus said to them,“Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people!”

    18They left their nets immediately and followed him.

    19Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their boat mending nets.

    20Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.

  • 57Challenging Professed Followers As they were walking along the road, someone said to him,“I will follow you wherever you go.”

  • Matt 4:18-20
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    18The Call of the Disciples As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon(called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea(for they were fishermen).

    19He said to them,“Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people!”

    20They left their nets immediately and followed him.

  • 22They immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.

  • Luke 7:18-19
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    18Jesus and John the Baptist John’s disciples informed him about all these things. So John called two of his disciples

    19and sent them to Jesus to ask,“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”

  • 14As he went along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him. And he got up and followed him.

  • 11So when they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.

  • Luke 5:27-28
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    27The Call of Levi; Eating with Sinners After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him.

    28And he got up and followed him, leaving everything behind.

  • 19(Now Jesus said this to indicate clearly by what kind of death Peter was going to glorify God.) After he said this, Jesus told Peter,“Follow me.”

  • 19Then an expert in the law came to him and said,“Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

  • 37Jesus told him,“You have seen him; he is the one speaking with you.”[

  • 9The Call of Matthew; Eating with Sinners As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him. So he got up and followed him.

  • 7Then Jesus asked them again,“Who are you looking for?” And they said,“Jesus the Nazarene.”

  • 26So they came to John and said to him,“Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you testified– see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to him!”

  • 19Jesus and his disciples got up and followed him.

  • 13He sent two of his disciples and told them,“Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him.

  • 2Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

  • 23Stilling of a Storm As he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.

  • 43And immediately he regained his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they too gave praise to God.

  • 2Jesus and John the Baptist Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:

  • 29Two Blind Men Healed As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed them.

  • 36Simon Peter said to him,“Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied,“Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later.”

  • 7Crowds by the Sea Then Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him. And from Judea,

  • 22Further Testimony About Jesus by John the Baptist After this, Jesus and his disciples came into Judean territory, and there he spent time with them and was baptizing.

  • 37They told him,“Jesus the Nazarene is passing by.”

  • 43Onward to Galilee After the two days he departed from there to Galilee.

  • 40Jesus went back across the Jordan River again to the place where John had been baptizing at an earlier time, and he stayed there.

  • 27Then Peter said to him,“Look, we have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?”

  • 30So they left the town and began coming to him.

  • 28And Peter said,“Look, we have left everything we own to follow you!

  • 28Peter began to speak to him,“Look, we have left everything to follow you!”

  • 22Philip went and told Andrew, and they both went and told Jesus.

  • 29On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said,“Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!