New American Standard Bible 1995

John 1:35-51

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.

45PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376foundΕὑρίσκειHeuriskeiG2147NathanaelΝαθαναὴλNathanaēlG3482and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, “We have foundεὑρήκαμεν,heurēkamenG2147Him of whomὃνhonG3739MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475in the LawνόμῳnomōG3551and alsothe Prophetsπροφῆται,prophētaiG4396wroteἔγραψενegrapsenG1125--JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ofNazarethΝαζαρέτ.NazaretG3478,the sonυἱὸνhuionG5207of JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501.”

46NathanaelΝαθαναήλ·NathanaēlG3482saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, “CanδύναταίdunataiG1410anyτιtiG5100goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18thingG18comeG1510out of NazarethΝαζαρὲτNazaretG3478?”PhilipΦίλιππος·PhilipposG5376saidG3004to him, “ComeἔρχουerchouG2064and seeG3708.”

47JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sawG3708NathanaelΝαθαναὴλNathanaēlG3482comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064to Him, and saidλέγειlegeiG3004of him,“BeholdἴδεideG2396, anIsraeliteἸσραηλίτηςIsraēlitēsG2475indeedἀληθῶςalēthōsG230,in whomᾧhōG3739thereἔστιν.estinG1510is noοὐκoukG3756deceitδόλοςdolosG1388!”

48NathanaelΝαθαναήλ·NathanaēlG3482saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “HowπόθενpothenG4159do You knowγινώσκεις;ginōskeisG1097me?” JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611and saidG3004to him,“BeforeπρὸproG4253PhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376calledφωνῆσαιphōnēsaiG5455you, when you were underὑπὸhupoG5259the figσυκῆνsukēnG4808treeG4808,I sawG3708you.”

49NathanaelΝαθαναήλNathanaēlG3482answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611Him, “Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461, You arethe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316; You are theKingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.”

50JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611and saidG3004to him,“BecauseG3754I saidG3004to you that I sawὄψῃ.opsēG3708you underὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270the figσυκῆς,sukēsG4808treeG4808,do you believeπιστεύεις;pisteueisG4100?You will seeG3708greaterG3173thingsμείζωmeizōG3173than theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778.”

51And He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, you will seeG3708the heavensοὐρανὸνouranonG3772openedἀνεῳγόταaneōgotaG455andthe angelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32of GodθεοῦtheouG2316ascendingἀναβαίνονταςanabainontasG305and descendingκαταβαίνονταςkatabainontasG2597onthe SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of Manἀνθρώπου.¶anthrōpouG444.”

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