# John 1.41

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 39. He saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Come, and ye shall see. They came therefore and saw where he abode; and they abode with him that day: it was about the tenth hour.</span> 40. One of the two that heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
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> **41. He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ).**
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> 42. He brought him unto Jesus. Jesus looked upon him, and said, <span class="rl-speech">Thou art Simon the son of John: thou shalt be called Cephas (which is by interpretation, Peter).</span> 43. On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he findeth Philip: and Jesus saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Follow me.</span> (John 1:39-43, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 39. He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Come, and see.”</span> They came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about the tenth hour. 40. One of the two who heard John, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
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> **41. He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is, being interpreted, Christ ).**
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> 42. He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, <span class="rl-speech">“You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas”</span> (which is by interpretation, Peter). 43. On the next day, he was determined to go out into Galilee, and he found Philip. Jesus said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“Follow me.”</span> (John 1:39-43, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 39. He saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.about: that was two hours before night</span> 40. One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
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> **41. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. <sup>the Christ: or, the Anointed</sup>**
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> 42. And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, <span class="rl-speech">Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.</span> 43. The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Follow me.</span> (John 1:39-43, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 39. He saith to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Come and see;'</span> they came, and saw where he doth remain, and with him they remained that day and the hour was about the tenth. 40. Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard from John, and followed him;
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> **41. this one doth first find his own brother Simon, and saith to him, 'We have found the Messiah,' (which is, being interpreted, The Anointed,)**
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> 42. and he brought him unto Jesus: and having looked upon him, Jesus saith, <span class="rl-speech">'Thou art Simon, the son of Jonas, thou shalt be called Cephas,'</span> (which is interpreted, A rock.) 43. On the morrow, he willed to go forth to Galilee, and he findeth Philip, and saith to him, <span class="rl-speech">'Be following me.'</span> (John 1:39-43, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Jesus is Jacobs Ladder](/codex/jesus-is-jacobs-ladder/), via [John 1.35-51](/codex/john-1-35-51/)

**Concepts:**

- [Byzantine Church](/codex/byzantine-church/), via [John 1.35-42](/codex/john-1-35-42/)

**People:**

- [Andrew the Apostle](/codex/andrew-the-apostle/), via [John 1.41-42](/codex/john-1-41-42/)
- [Peter the Apostle](/codex/peter-the-apostle/), via [John 1.40-42](/codex/john-1-40-42/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G3004 - lego](/codex/g3004-lego/)
- [G5547 - christos](/codex/g5547-christos/)

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## Why these four translations

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The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.