New American Standard Bible 1995

John 1:29-44

29The nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887he sawβλέπειblepeiG991JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064to him and saidλέγει·legeiG3004, “BeholdἴδεideG2396,the LambἀμνὸςamnosG286of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316whotakesG142awayαἴρωνairōnG142the sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266of the worldκόσμου.kosmouG2889!

30ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is He on behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228of whomοὗhouG3739I saidG3004, ‘AfterὀπίσωopisōG3694me comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064a ManἀνὴρanērG435whoὃςhosG3739hasγέγονενgegonenG1096a higherG1715rankG1715than I,for He existedG1510beforeπρῶτόςprōtosG4413me.’

31I did not recognizeG3609Him, but soἵναinaG2443that He might be manifestedφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319to IsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474,I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064baptizingβαπτίζων.baptizōnG907in waterὕδατιhudatiG5204.”

32JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491testifiedἐμαρτύρησενemarturēsenG3140sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004, “I have seenτεθέαμαιtetheamaiG2300the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151descendingκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597as a doveπεριστερὰνperisteranG4058out of heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,and He remainedἔμεινενemeinenG3306upon Him.

33I did not recognizeG3609Him, but He who sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992me to baptizeβαπτίζεινbaptizeinG907in waterὕδατι,hudatiG5204saidG3004to me, ‘He upon whomὃνhonG3739you seeG3708the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151descendingκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597and remainingμένονmenonG3306upon Him,thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the One who baptizesβαπτίζωνbaptizōnG907in the Holyἁγίῳ.hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.’

34I myselfκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473have seenἑώρακαhe'ōrakaG3708,and have testifiedμεμαρτύρηκαmemarturēkaG3140that thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.”

35AgainπάλινpalinG3825the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491was standingεἱστήκειheistēkeiG2476with twoδύο.duoG1417of his disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101,

36and he lookedἐμβλέψαςemblepsasG1689at JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424as He walkedπεριπατοῦντιperipatountiG4043,and saidλέγει·legeiG3004, “BeholdἴδεideG2396,the LambἀμνὸςamnosG286of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316!”

37The twoδύοduoG1417disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101heardἤκουσανēkousanG191him speakλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980,and they followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

38And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424turnedΣτραφεὶςStrapheisG4762and sawθεασάμενοςtheasamenosG2300them followingἀκολουθοῦνταςakolouthountasG190,and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“WhatτίtiG5101do you seekζητεῖτε;zēteiteG2212?”They saidλέγεταιlegetaiG3004to Him, “Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461(whichὃhoG3739translatedμεθερμηνευόμενονmethermēneuomenonG3177meansG3004Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320),whereποῦpouG4226are You stayingμένεις;meneisG3306?”

39He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“ComeἔρχεσθεerchestheG2064,and you will seeG3708.”SoοὖνounG3767they cameἦλθανēlthanG2064and sawG3708whereποῦpouG4226He was stayingμένει,meneiG3306;and they stayedἔμεινανemeinanG3306with Him that dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,for it was aboutὡςhōsG5613thetenthδεκάτη.dekatēG1182hourὥραhōraG5610.

40OneεἷςheisG1520of the twoδύοduoG1417who heardἀκουσάντωνakousantōnG191JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491speakand followedἀκολουθησάντωνakolouthēsantōnG190Him, was AndrewἈνδρέαςAndreasG406,SimonΣίμωνοςSimōnosG4613Peter’sΠέτρουPetrouG4074brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80.

41He foundΕὑρίσκειHeuriskeiG2147firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413his ownἴδιονidionG2398brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, “We have foundεὑρήκαμενheurēkamenG2147theMessiahΜεσσίαν,MessianG3323” (whichὅhoG3739translatedμεθερμηνευόμενονmethermēneuomenonG3177meansἐστινestinG1510Christχριστός.christosG5547).

42He broughtἤγαγενēgagenG71him to JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424lookedἐμβλέψαςemblepsasG1689at him and saidG3004,“You are SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613the sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofJohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491 G2495;you shall be calledκληθήσῃklēthēsēG2564CephasΚηφᾶς,KēphasG2786” (whichὃhoG3739is translatedἑρμηνεύεταιhermēneuetaiG2059PeterΠέτρος.¶PetrosG4074).

43The nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887He purposedἠθέλησενēthelēsenG2309to goἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831intoGalileeΓαλιλαίανGalilaianG1056,and He foundεὑρίσκειheuriskeiG2147PhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376.And JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, “FollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190Me.”

44NowδὲdeG1161PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376was fromBethsaidaΒηθσαϊδά,BēthsaidaG966,of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172of AndrewἈνδρέουAndreouG406and PeterΠέτρου.¶PetrouG4074.

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