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John 1:36-38
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John 1:36-38
New English Translation
36 Gazing at Jesus as he walked by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”[a] 37 When John’s[b] two disciples heard him say this,[c] they followed Jesus.[d] 38 Jesus turned around and saw them following and said to them, “What do you want?”[e] So they said to him, “Rabbi” (which is translated Teacher),[f] “where are you staying?”
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- John 1:36 sn This section (1:35-51) is joined to the preceding by the literary expedient of repeating the Baptist’s testimony about Jesus being the Lamb of God (1:36, cf. 1:29). This repeated testimony (1:36) no longer has revelatory value in itself, since it has been given before; its purpose, instead, is to institute a chain reaction which will bring John the Baptist’s disciples to Jesus and make them Jesus’ own disciples.
- John 1:37 tn Grk “his”; the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- John 1:37 tn Grk “And the two disciples heard him speaking.”
- John 1:37 sn The expression followed Jesus pictures discipleship, which means that to learn from Jesus is to follow him as the guiding priority of one’s life.
- John 1:38 tn Grk “What are you seeking?”
- John 1:38 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.
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