John 1:29-44

29The next day, John saw Jesus, who was coming towards him. John said, ‘Look! Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of people in the world.

30This is the man that I told you about. I told you, “He comes after me, but he is greater than I am. He was already there before I was born.”

31I did not know him. But I had to show Israel's people who he was. That is why I am baptizing people with water.’

32Then John told them, ‘I saw God's Spirit come down from heaven. He came down like a dove and he stayed on Jesus.

33I would not have known who Jesus was. But God had sent me to baptize people with water. And God told me, “You will see the Spirit come down. He will stay on someone. That is the person who will baptize people with my Holy Spirit.”

34Now I have seen this. So I can tell you that this is God's Son.’

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

36He saw Jesus, who was walking past them. John said, ‘Look! Here is the Lamb of God.’

37When the two disciples heard this, they followed Jesus.

38Then Jesus turned round. He saw that they were following him. He asked them, ‘What do you want?’ They said, ‘Rabbi (which means “Teacher”), where are you staying?’

39Jesus replied, ‘Come with me and you will see.’ So they went with him. They saw where he was staying. It was about four o'clock in the afternoon. And they stayed with him that day.

40Andrew was one of the two disciples who had followed Jesus. They had heard what John had said about Jesus. Andrew was Simon Peter's brother.

41The first thing that Andrew did was to find his brother, Simon. Andrew said to Simon, ‘We have found the Messiah.’ (‘Messiah’ and ‘Christ’ mean the same.)

42Then he brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at Simon and he said, ‘You are Simon, John's son. Your name will be Cephas.’ This name is the same as Peter, which means ‘rock’.

43The next day, Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He met Philip, and Jesus said to Philip, ‘Follow me.’

44Philip, like Andrew and Peter, came from the town of Bethsaida.